republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-34.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reports of missing persons: Violent Crime Information Center."
description: "Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain a Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law also requires the Attorney General to provide information on reports of missing persons to law enforcement agencies, as provided."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 34"
citation: "California AB 34 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Reports of missing persons: Violent Crime Information Center."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nava"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 49
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2008-12-01"
last_action: "2010-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/298b4409-3c9f-4691-a195-5bd874d436be"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34"
source_hash: "b1a2458e9cf970e53ca31a0c01e97d4d6e432cef7b3802eef00af31f69230929"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 34 (20092010) — Reports of missing persons: Violent Crime Information Center.

Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain a Violent Crime Information Center to assist in the identification and apprehension of persons responsible for specific violent crimes and for the disappearance and exploitation of persons, particularly children and dependent adults. Existing law also requires the Attorney General to provide information on reports of missing persons to law enforcement agencies, as provided.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **12/01/08 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3499INT)
2. **04/02/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3498AMD)
3. **05/18/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3494AMD)
4. **06/01/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3497AMD)
5. **06/10/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3493AMD)
6. **07/23/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3496AMD)
7. **08/19/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3492AMD)
8. **09/03/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3495AMD)
9. **09/24/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3490CHP)
10. **AB34** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34)
11. **09/08/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB34&version=20090AB3491ENR)

## Votes

- AB 34 NAVA Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB34 Nava By Correa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB34 Nava Urgency Clause — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business and Professions. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 34 NAVA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB34 Nava Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nava — primary (person)
- Cook — author (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2008-12-01** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2008-12-02** From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-13** Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-13** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-06-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-02** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 1942.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-18** Referred to Coms. on B., F. & I. and B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-01** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-07-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 13). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-08-17** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2009-08-31** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-08-31** (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))
- **2009-09-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-03** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-09** Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. Passage refused in Senate. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2344.) `reading-3, reading-1`
- **2009-09-09** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Negrete McLeod.
- **2009-09-09** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2345.)
- **2010-05-18** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-05-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-05-20** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-27** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-06-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-16** Received August 13 pursuant to JR 61(b)(14).
- **2010-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-19** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4829.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-25** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-25** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6680.)
- **2010-08-26** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage`
- **2010-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 6793.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-08-27** (Corrected September 9.)
- **2010-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2010-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 225, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/298b4409-3c9f-4691-a195-5bd874d436be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).