---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances: ephedrine: retail distributors."
description: "Controlled substances: ephedrine: retail distributors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 162"
citation: "California AB 162 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances: ephedrine: retail distributors."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "1999-01-15"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb8ed972-fcdf-49e9-8364-c4046210f2b6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162"
source_hash: "6142de7c8962b58064af3a921018811f7725460fec5cc8d9dd42539606127cf9"
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 162 (19992000) — Controlled substances: ephedrine: retail distributors.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/15/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16299INT)
2. **03/08/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16298AMD)
3. **03/23/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16297AMD)
4. **05/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16296AMD)
5. **06/01/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16295AMD)
6. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16294AMD)
7. **08/18/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16293AMD)
8. **09/01/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16292AMD)
9. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16290CHP)
10. **AB162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162)
11. **09/09/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB162&version=19990AB16291ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 162 RUNNER CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 162 RUNNER AMEND BY RUNNER — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB162 Runner By Rainey — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 162 RUNNER THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Battin — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 978, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **1999-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 4206.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-08** Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **1999-09-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **1999-09-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 3016.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-02** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-09-01** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-08-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 2. Page 2407.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-06-01** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-05-28** From inactive file. To third reading.
- **1999-05-27** Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Runner.
- **1999-05-25** To inactive file on motion of Assembly Member Runner.
- **1999-05-24** Passed on file.
- **1999-05-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-06** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-03** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 28). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **1999-03-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-23** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-03-22** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 16). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-01-19** From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.
- **1999-01-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb8ed972-fcdf-49e9-8364-c4046210f2b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).