republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-496.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Improper governmental activity: disclosure: protection."
description: "(1) The Government Claims Act sets forth the general procedure for the presentation of a claim for money or damages against the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 496"
citation: "California SB 496 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Improper governmental activity: disclosure: protection."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wright"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e813c3a4-c586-48c8-a2b7-b5d0e5964ddb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496"
source_hash: "13d0da37a442fa3c202a52ea3d19a19ecb4632cd331fe830b1a9581935b9e40f"
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 SB 496 (20132014) — Improper governmental activity: disclosure: protection.

(1) The Government Claims Act sets forth the general procedure for the presentation of a claim for money or damages against the state.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/21/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49699INT)
2. **04/15/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49698AMD)
3. **06/11/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49697AMD)
4. **06/25/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49696AMD)
5. **09/06/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49695AMD)
6. **10/12/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49693CHP)
7. **SB496** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496)
8. **09/17/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB496&version=20130SB49694ENR)

## Votes

- SB 496 Wright Senate Third Reading By DICKINSON — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **13–2** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #4 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB496 Wright Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Set for hearing April 22.
- **2013-04-23** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 643.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-26** Set for hearing May 6.
- **2013-05-06** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-08** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2013-05-13** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 907.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-13** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2013-05-24** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-05** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-06-11** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-06-18** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-06-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-07-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-06** Read third time and amended. (Page 2938.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-06** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-10** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3133.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-10** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2013-09-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2370.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
- **2013-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 781, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e813c3a4-c586-48c8-a2b7-b5d0e5964ddb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).