---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail: procedure."
description: "Bail: procedure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 476"
citation: "California AB 476 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail: procedure."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "1999-02-18"
last_action: "1999-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee5ee691-b378-4468-bdf3-690d32ee134e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476"
source_hash: "5bbf54f87e8bb93df505ba15c7cc9fe4029dd3e1b01ed618527fd39f3da43a1a"
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 476 (19992000) — Bail: procedure.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47699INT)
2. **04/05/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47698AMD)
3. **05/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47697AMD)
4. **07/06/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47696AMD)
5. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47695AMD)
6. **09/29/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47693CHP)
7. **AB476** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476)
8. **08/31/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB476&version=19990AB47694ENR)

## Votes

- Special Consent #25 AB476 Ackerman — **pass** (pass) · upper
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 476 ACKERMAN SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Baugh — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 570, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **1999-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3675.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **1999-08-26** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2684.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **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, 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`
- **1999-07-06** 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`
- **1999-06-02** 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 79. Noes 0. Page 2058.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-24** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** Action rescinded whereby the bill was reported from committee on May 18. From committee: Do Pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-05-19** Second reading passed and retained.
- **1999-05-18** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **1999-05-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-05** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-25** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **1999-02-18** 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/ee5ee691-b378-4468-bdf3-690d32ee134e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).