---
type: "Bill"
title: "Grant Information Act of 1999."
description: "Grant Information Act of 1999."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 187"
citation: "California AB 187 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Grant Information Act of 1999."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hertzberg"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-01-21"
last_action: "1999-09-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddc8bfdb-e498-43ae-ab60-15bb9d415caa"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187"
source_hash: "240679d0d53191cc7c98512b3514f645733fd2d58fd5f5d211dc3c1d04c2bee5"
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 187 (19992000) — Grant Information Act of 1999.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/21/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18799INT)
2. **03/08/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18798AMD)
3. **03/25/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18797AMD)
4. **04/15/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18796AMD)
5. **06/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18795AMD)
6. **08/23/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18794AMD)
7. **09/16/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18792CHP)
8. **AB187** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187)
9. **09/02/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB187&version=19990AB18793ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Information Technology to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Special Consent #26 AB187 Hertzberg By Solis — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 187 HERTZBERG SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hertzberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 405, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-16** 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 3787.) `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 2726.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-07-15** From Consent Calendar. To third reading.
- **1999-07-13** Read second time. To third reading. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-07-12** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-06-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1775.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-15** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-14** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-07** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on INFO. TECH. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 6). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-05** Re-referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-03-16** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-03-09** Re-referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-02-01** Referred to Coms. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. and INFO. TECH. `referral-committee`
- **1999-01-22** From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
- **1999-01-21** 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/ddc8bfdb-e498-43ae-ab60-15bb9d415caa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).