---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' compensation: failure to pay compensation."
description: "Workers' compensation: failure to pay compensation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 279"
citation: "California AB 279 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers' compensation: failure to pay compensation."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-04"
last_action: "1999-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d1d4eca-fe4f-475c-90c0-3cb325913bf7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279"
source_hash: "e5e8c69a2803d74c6ac36ce91f9f242a7b5e88996845cfc2b50f5264355dd0c9"
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 279 (19992000) — Workers' compensation: failure to pay compensation.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/04/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27999INT)
2. **04/05/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27998AMD)
3. **05/25/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27997AMD)
4. **07/08/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27996AMD)
5. **09/29/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27994CHP)
6. **AB279** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279)
7. **09/01/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB279&version=19990AB27995ENR)

## Votes

- AB 279 WAYNE THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 279 WAYNE CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB279 Wayne By Peace — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 279 WAYNE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BY PACHECO, ROD — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wayne — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-03** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.
- **1999-09-02** Reconsideration refused. (Ayes 31. Noes 43. Page 3785.) To enrollment.
- **1999-09-01** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. (Ayes 47. Noes 28. Page 3699.) Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Rod Pacheco. `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.
- **1999-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2710.) `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`
- **1999-07-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-08** 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`
- **1999-07-06** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **1999-06-02** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 5. Page 1980.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-26** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-25** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 19). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **1999-04-08** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-02-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-05** From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
- **1999-02-04** 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/8d1d4eca-fe4f-475c-90c0-3cb325913bf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).