Mike Gipson
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 65
Author
Existing law establishes the California Law Revision Commission to, among other things, examine the law for defects or anachronisms and recommend changes to modify or eliminate antiquated or inequitable rules of law. Existing law requires the commission to study any topic that the Legislature, by concurrent resolution or statute, refers to the commission. Existing law establishes the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code, within the commission, to study and make recommendations related to the Penal Code to achieve various objectives, including simplifying criminal law and procedure. Existing law variously defines the terms "dependent adult" and "dependent person," including to refer to a person, regardless of whether the person lives independently, who is between the ages of 18 and 64 and has physical or mental limitations that restrict their ability to carry out normal activities or to protect their rights, as specified. Existing law uses those terms in various provisions related to, among other topics, prohibitions on, prescribes penalties for, mandated reporting of, and settlements, protective orders, and law enforcement training related to, the commission of specified offenses committed against those persons. Existing federal law requires the Governor to designate a private nonprofit corporation in this state for the protection and advocacy of persons with disabilities, as specified. Existing state law refers to this entity as "the protection and advocacy agency." This bill would require the California Law Revision Commission, with input from stakeholders, including the protection and advocacy agency, to complete and submit to the Legislature a study on how to remove the terms "dependent adult" and "dependent person" from existing code sections, including those that use the term "dependent" in conjunction with the term "elder," as specified. The bill would require the commission, as part of the study, to convene a working group that includes the protection and advocacy agency, the State Department of Social Services, persons described by those terms, and groups representing those persons. The bill would require the study to include recommendations on how to replace the terms "dependent adult" and "dependent person" with new terminology that would respectfully describe those persons and would preserve the legal rights and protections of those and other persons, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 233, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Ordered to third reading.
From Consent Calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5401.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 12).
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1906 | HTML |
| 01/23/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/13/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/14/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/07/24- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 04/08/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/07/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 06/25/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/23/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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