---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Employees' Retirement System: postretirement death benefits."
description: "Public Employees' Retirement System: postretirement death benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 50"
citation: "California AB 50 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Employees' Retirement System: postretirement death benefits."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Migden"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1998-12-07"
last_action: "2000-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9278356-9cd7-496d-8237-bf9889ff7573"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50"
source_hash: "1a16483d3f6050870e927ab3ce8f35b90d630db0bd70eed03eda4287a69e5e0e"
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 50 (19992000) — Public Employees' Retirement System: postretirement death benefits.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/07/98 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5099INT)
2. **02/29/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5093AMD)
3. **03/18/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5098AMD)
4. **04/07/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5097AMD)
5. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5096AMD)
6. **06/21/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5095AMD)
7. **07/08/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5094AMD)
8. **08/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5092AMD)
9. **09/30/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5090CHP)
10. **AB50** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50)
11. **08/29/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB50&version=19990AB5091ENR)

## Votes

- AB 50 MIGDEN CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB50 Migden By Karnette — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 50 MIGDEN THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Migden — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 947, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-11** Enrolled and to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2000-08-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 8578.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2000-08-28** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 6117.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. 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.
- **2000-06-27** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2000-04-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-03-09** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-02** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2000-02-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization Joint Rule 61 (a) (9) suspended. `referral-committee`
- **1999-07-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `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 Com. on ENV. QUAL. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-08** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-07** Referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 2250.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-06-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (May 26). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-28** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-07** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-06** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 23). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-22** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-03** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-02-04** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1998-12-08** From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.
- **1998-12-07** 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/d9278356-9cd7-496d-8237-bf9889ff7573`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).