---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: maximum weight limit: I-580."
description: "Vehicles: maximum weight limit: I-580."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 500"
citation: "California AB 500 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: maximum weight limit: I-580."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbett"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-18"
last_action: "2000-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d3f7304-888a-4fcf-b059-b221719e55fd"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500"
source_hash: "bef64bc90f5e987e49d8804ba6378245f0c60fa9d9851dc3a76cf90f61def212"
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 500 (19992000) — Vehicles: maximum weight limit: I-580.

## 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=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50099INT)
2. **01/03/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50096AMD)
3. **03/08/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50095AMD)
4. **04/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50094AMD)
5. **04/27/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50098AMD)
6. **06/12/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50093AMD)
7. **06/22/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50092AMD)
8. **07/15/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50097AMD)
9. **08/10/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50090CHP)
10. **AB500** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500)
11. **08/07/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB500&version=19990AB50091ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 500 CORBETT CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 500 CORBETT THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB500 Corbett By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corbett — primary (person)
- Aroner — author (person)
- Bock — author (person)
- Figueroa — coauthor (person)
- Perata — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-08-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 212, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-08-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-08-07** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
- **2000-08-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 46. Noes 26. Page 7742.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-07-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2000-07-06** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 12. Page 5477.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-07-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-07-03** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2000-06-22** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-21** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 2.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-02** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2000-04-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-03-15** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-03-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-02-03** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-01-24** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 26. Page 4914.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-01-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-01-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (January 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2000-01-11** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (January 10). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-01-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **1999-07-15** 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`
- **1999-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27** 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`
- **1999-04-21** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-18** Referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. `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/7d3f7304-888a-4fcf-b059-b221719e55fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).