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type: "Bill"
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title: "Marriage: name."
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description: "Existing law allows one or both parties to a marriage to change the middle or last name by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage. Existing law also requires the adoption of a new name, or the choice not to adopt a new name, by means of a marriage license application to be made only at the time the license is issued, as provided."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20092010"
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identifier: "AB 1143"
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citation: "California AB 1143 (20092010)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Marriage: name."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ma"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2009-02-27"
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last_action: "2009-10-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c227d13a-8e0c-4f7b-82f6-0128c4f7b8ed"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143"
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source_hash: "20f74055f7d2e1a8645742c3cc1a4aa1d7004d5065f59b1c4c56067c8bb43b16"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 1143 (20092010) — Marriage: name.
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Existing law allows one or both parties to a marriage to change the middle or last name by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage. Existing law also requires the adoption of a new name, or the choice not to adopt a new name, by means of a marriage license application to be made only at the time the license is issued, as provided.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143&version=20090AB114399INT)
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2. **03/26/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143&version=20090AB114398AMD)
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3. **07/14/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143&version=20090AB114397AMD)
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4. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143&version=20090AB114395CHP)
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5. **AB1143** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143)
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6. **08/25/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1143&version=20090AB114396ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Special Consent #14 AB1143 Ma By Corbett — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- AB 1143 MA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- AB 1143 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ma — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
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- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
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- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-26** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2009-03-27** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-12** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-13** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2009-05-14** From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
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- **2009-05-18** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1551.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2009-05-18** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2009-06-04** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2009-06-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2009-06-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2009-07-14** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2009-07-15** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2009-07-15** Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
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- **2009-08-17** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1844.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2009-08-17** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2009-08-20** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2659.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2009-08-27** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.
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- **2009-09-08** Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.
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- **2009-09-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
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- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 512, Statutes of 2009.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c227d13a-8e0c-4f7b-82f6-0128c4f7b8ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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