---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lasers: obstructing a peace officer."
description: "Lasers: obstructing a peace officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 221"
citation: "California AB 221 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lasers: obstructing a peace officer."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wildman"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-01-26"
last_action: "1999-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/995606a5-6736-44ff-a85f-7466fdbe72ea"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221"
source_hash: "854b85f8ce12140ea56b8348a25ee1c69c3358b91443fd827260e4c3609d0b8b"
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 221 (19992000) — Lasers: obstructing a peace officer.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/26/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22199INT)
2. **03/11/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22198AMD)
3. **04/05/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22197AMD)
4. **04/14/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22196AMD)
5. **06/23/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22195AMD)
6. **07/02/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22194AMD)
7. **08/31/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22193AMD)
8. **09/21/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22191CHP)
9. **AB221** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221)
10. **09/03/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB221&version=19990AB22192ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB221 Wildman By Baca Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 221 WILDMAN CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB221 Wildman By Baca — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB221 Wildman By Baca — **pass** (pass) · upper
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wildman — primary (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Havice — coauthor (person)
- O'Connell — coauthor (person)
- Pescetti — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 438, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **1999-09-03** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3809.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-02** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **1999-09-02** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 2857.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-31** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-08-19** Read third time and passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 3. Page 2509.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Poochigian. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2512.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-16** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-07-02** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-08** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-05-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-04-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1394.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-04-22** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-21** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 21). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-19** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14** 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`
- **1999-04-05** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 23). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-11** 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`
- **1999-02-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-01-27** From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
- **1999-01-26** 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/995606a5-6736-44ff-a85f-7466fdbe72ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).