---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem taxation: fire detection systems."
description: "Ad valorem taxation: fire detection systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1694"
citation: "California AB 1694 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ad valorem taxation: fire detection systems."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Revenue and Taxation"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "1999-03-25"
last_action: "1999-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/135d1d52-152e-4bbe-a4a0-14c7b8c98b29"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694"
source_hash: "ae7780e3e5915b76c4c83bbdb84ffa820a19849e8bbd55a52e1ad2851cec55bd"
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 1694 (19992000) — Ad valorem taxation: fire detection systems.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/25/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694&version=19990AB169499INT)
2. **04/29/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694&version=19990AB169498AMD)
3. **05/24/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694&version=19990AB169497AMD)
4. **07/28/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694&version=19990AB169495CHP)
5. **AB1694** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694)
6. **07/19/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1694&version=19990AB169496ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #20 AB1694 Committee on Rev & Tax (Knox) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1694 REV. & TAX. THIRD READING BY KNOX — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Revenue and Taxation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-07-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-07-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-07-20** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m. (Corrected July 19. )
- **1999-07-15** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **1999-07-15** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2308.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-07-13** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-07-12** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-06-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2201.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 26). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-24** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1834.)
- **1999-05-24** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 17). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-26** From printer. May be heard in committee April 25.
- **1999-03-25** 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/135d1d52-152e-4bbe-a4a0-14c7b8c98b29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).