---
type: "Bill"
title: "Internet: minors."
description: "Internet: minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2021"
citation: "California AB 2021 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Internet: minors."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steinberg"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2000-02-18"
last_action: "2000-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9aadc586-7473-40b7-998b-4760b38106c2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021"
source_hash: "ebe88ed1e5fdc3111a1d97178008dcacb3c1d3604b1f22f6cd917b1c1ca9684f"
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 2021 (19992000) — Internet: minors.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202199INT)
2. **03/23/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202198AMD)
3. **04/24/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202197AMD)
4. **05/03/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202196AMD)
5. **05/22/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202195AMD)
6. **07/05/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202194AMD)
7. **09/26/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202192CHP)
8. **AB2021** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021)
9. **08/25/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2021&version=19990AB202193ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2021 Steinberg — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2021 STEINBERG THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2021 STEINBERG CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steinberg — primary (person)
- Campbell — coauthor (person)
- Havice — coauthor (person)
- Leslie — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Machado — coauthor (person)
- Mazzoni — coauthor (person)
- Ortiz — coauthor (person)
- Solis — coauthor (person)
- Washington — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-06** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2000-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 8289.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2000-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5958.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-09** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2000-07-05** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-07-03** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6762.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 24). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-17** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2000-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-03** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-24** 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`
- **2000-03-28** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-03-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-23** 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`
- **2000-02-28** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-02-22** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2000-02-18** 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/9aadc586-7473-40b7-998b-4760b38106c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).