---
type: "Bill"
title: "Genetic diseases: genetic screening."
description: "Genetic diseases: genetic screening."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2427"
citation: "California AB 2427 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Genetic diseases: genetic screening."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuehl"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2000-02-24"
last_action: "2000-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/701bd233-245d-4281-a663-f2e4baca797d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427"
source_hash: "420b6954ff31c5cfbd130b3f58845b7fff754ef8c19a00fcc6b977a5da26c116"
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 2427 (19992000) — Genetic diseases: genetic screening.

## 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=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242799INT)
2. **04/05/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242798AMD)
3. **04/24/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242797AMD)
4. **06/14/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242796AMD)
5. **06/29/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242795AMD)
6. **08/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242794AMD)
7. **08/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242793AMD)
8. **09/28/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242791CHP)
9. **AB2427** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427)
10. **08/30/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2427&version=19990AB242792ENR)

## Votes

- AB 2427 KUEHL CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2427 KUEHL THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2427 Kuehl By Escutia — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kuehl — primary (person)
- Jackson — coauthor (person)
- Knox — coauthor (person)
- Perata — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 803, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-14** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2000-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 12. Page 8730.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-29** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 6257.) `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** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-22** Joint Rule 61 (b)(14) suspended.
- **2000-08-15** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2000-08-07** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-06-29** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2000-06-06** Referred to Com. on H. & H.S. `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 61. Noes 16. Page 6730.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (May 24). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-26** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2000-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Health. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-03-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Health. `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/701bd233-245d-4281-a663-f2e4baca797d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).