---
type: "Bill"
title: "School facilities: certified architect or structural engineer."
description: "School facilities: certified architect or structural engineer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 701"
citation: "California AB 701 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School facilities: certified architect or structural engineer."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lempert"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "2000-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43f00dbd-80dc-4efd-a7c3-c6f4e63a1744"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701"
source_hash: "72c20b153d1149bc2e3515a0af736af64877aeb0e51ee8598c55e91694142650"
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 701 (19992000) — School facilities: certified architect or structural engineer.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70199INT)
2. **04/26/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70198AMD)
3. **05/03/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70197AMD)
4. **05/19/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70196AMD)
5. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70195AMD)
6. **06/21/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70193AMD)
7. **06/29/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70194AMD)
8. **08/07/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70192AMD)
9. **08/18/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70191AMD)
10. **09/08/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70189CHP)
11. **AB701** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701)
12. **08/28/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB701&version=19990AB70190ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 701 PACHECO, ROD THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB701 Lempert By O'Connell — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 701 LEMPERT SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lempert — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-06** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2000-08-28** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 8505.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2000-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5956.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-18** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.). Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-08** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2000-08-07** Joint Rule 61(b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-08-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-07-06** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-07-07** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2432.) `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 20. Noes 0.) (May 27). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived.
- **1999-05-20** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-19** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-18** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 12). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** Referred to Standing Committee on Education and INFO. TECH. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **1999-02-24** 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/43f00dbd-80dc-4efd-a7c3-c6f4e63a1744`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).