---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities Commission: rules: petition."
description: "Public Utilities Commission: rules: petition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 301"
citation: "California AB 301 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Public Utilities Commission: rules: petition."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wright"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-02-08"
last_action: "1999-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b559d51a-99e1-4d08-9c7a-550fec6d035b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301"
source_hash: "df9e9337f328430720c33ab23999cf48656c79dcfa4f6dfe71bd288bd6cd401e"
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 301 (19992000) — Public Utilities Commission: rules: petition.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/08/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30199INT)
2. **04/13/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30198AMD)
3. **07/07/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30197AMD)
4. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30196AMD)
5. **09/29/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30194CHP)
6. **AB301** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301)
7. **09/09/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB301&version=19990AB30195ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 301 WRIGHT THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB301 Wright By Kelley — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 568, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-21** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **1999-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 4347.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **1999-09-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 3015.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-23** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **1999-08-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-16** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-02** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 26). Read second time. To third reading. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2031.) `committee-passage, reading-3, passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-13** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-12** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read second time and amended on April 6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 5). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-02-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-09** From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
- **1999-02-08** 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/b559d51a-99e1-4d08-9c7a-550fec6d035b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).