---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driving under the influence: alcohol and drug programs: ignition interlock device."
description: "Driving under the influence: alcohol and drug programs: ignition interlock device."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2227"
citation: "California AB 2227 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driving under the influence: alcohol and drug programs: ignition interlock device."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Torlakson"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2000-02-24"
last_action: "2000-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/092f2b25-9b80-4853-9c33-16f679503f4e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227"
source_hash: "0fac5e92b505e005c7c145fae5ff26484fa150b16d3c3ad1098c5993078d954e"
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 2227 (19992000) — Driving under the influence: alcohol and drug programs: ignition interlock device.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222799INT)
2. **04/24/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222798AMD)
3. **05/16/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222797AMD)
4. **06/19/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222796AMD)
5. **07/06/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222795AMD)
6. **08/18/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222794AMD)
7. **08/24/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222793AMD)
8. **08/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222792AMD)
9. **09/30/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222790CHP)
10. **AB2227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227)
11. **08/30/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2227&version=19990AB222791ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2227 TORLAKSON CONCURRENCE URGENCY ADDED — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2227 Torlakson By Perata — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2227 TORLAKSON THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Torlakson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1064, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2000-08-30** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 64. Noes 9. Page 8736.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-29** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 6233.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-28** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-24** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-18** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-07-06** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-07-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-19** 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`
- **2000-06-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-06-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-18** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-05-18** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 17. Page 6453.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-15** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (May 10). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2000-04-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, 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`
- **2000-03-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
- **2000-02-24** 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/092f2b25-9b80-4853-9c33-16f679503f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).