---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulated substances: local agencies."
description: "Regulated substances: local agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1685"
citation: "California AB 1685 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Regulated substances: local agencies."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Information Technology"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "1999-03-18"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e84d2aa-ccc2-4b05-b845-bca73097ee15"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685"
source_hash: "5523c7ee876f0832c24d8b1948c4e98e9d182075b8d17382f4ab5ed73c7cd115"
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 1685 (19992000) — Regulated substances: local agencies.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/18/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168599INT)
2. **04/19/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168598AMD)
3. **04/27/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168597AMD)
4. **08/16/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168596AMD)
5. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168594CHP)
6. **AB1685** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685)
7. **09/02/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1685&version=19990AB168595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #26 AB1685 Committee on I.T. (Dutra) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1685 INFO. TECH. THIRD READING BY DUTRA — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Information Technology — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1014, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- **1999-09-02** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3789.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **1999-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2727.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-24** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-08-16** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-25** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1916.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-26** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-20** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-19** Read second time and amended. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1169.) `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-08** Art. IV, Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with and Joint Rule 55 suspended. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived.
- **1999-03-24** Referred to INFO. TECH. and Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-22** From printer. May be heard in committee April 21.
- **1999-03-18** 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/3e84d2aa-ccc2-4b05-b845-bca73097ee15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).