---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commercial fishing."
description: "Commercial fishing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2941"
citation: "California AB 2941 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Commercial fishing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2000-04-06"
last_action: "2000-09-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/396f2180-74e1-4142-ad1f-7a5fa2bdf6fa"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941"
source_hash: "cb9ba3ad9e2b68f2e0dc7e7e61855e7673999ccc61ddeee25c80f83339f73c87"
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 2941 (19992000) — Commercial fishing.

## Version chain

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

1. **04/06/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294199INT)
2. **05/08/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294198AMD)
3. **05/16/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294197AMD)
4. **05/26/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294196AMD)
5. **06/19/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294195AMD)
6. **08/14/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294194AMD)
7. **08/22/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294193AMD)
8. **09/11/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294191CHP)
9. **AB2941** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941)
10. **08/25/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2941&version=19990AB294192ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2941 W., P. & W. CONCURRENCE BY MACHADO — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2941 W., P. & W. THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2941 Committee on W.,P. & W. (Machado) By McPherson — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
- **2000-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 68. Noes 5. Page 8367.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2000-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 9. Page 5989.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-22** 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`
- **2000-08-14** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-08-10** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-08-07** Joint Rule 61(b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-06-29** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, 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 Natural Resources And Water. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-05-31** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 4. Page 6902.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 24). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-16** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-15** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6378.) From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 15). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-11** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6299.)
- **2000-05-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-27** Joint Rule 61 (b)(5) suspended.
- **2000-04-25** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-04-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife and Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-07** From printer. May be heard in committee May 7.
- **2000-04-06** 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/396f2180-74e1-4142-ad1f-7a5fa2bdf6fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).