---
type: "Bill"
title: "State government: Year 2000 Problem Good Government Omnibus Act of 1999."
description: "State government: Year 2000 Problem Good Government Omnibus Act of 1999."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 724"
citation: "California AB 724 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State government: Year 2000 Problem Good Government Omnibus Act of 1999."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dutra"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 38
vote_count: 13
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c4c206c-aba5-4918-87dc-f377e9534ad0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724"
source_hash: "9fb3ccc8bad5485a01c80a653cd2da1b7e35eef42a01e7080cdfd32c0f112eb3"
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 724 (19992000) — State government: Year 2000 Problem Good Government Omnibus Act of 1999.

## 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=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72499INT)
2. **03/24/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72498AMD)
3. **04/12/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72497AMD)
4. **04/27/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72496AMD)
5. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72495AMD)
6. **06/21/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72494AMD)
7. **07/02/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72493AMD)
8. **07/15/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72492AMD)
9. **08/24/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72491AMD)
10. **09/07/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72490AMD)
11. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72488CHP)
12. **AB724** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724)
13. **09/10/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB724&version=19990AB72489ENR)

## Votes

- AB 724 DUTRA 3RD READING URGENCY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 724 DUTRA AMEND BY CUNNEEN LAY ON THE TABLE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB724 Dutra By Vasconcellos — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Consumer Pro., Govt. Efficiency, Econ. Development — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Organization. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Set, second hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- Placed on Appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 724 DISP 30 DAY PRINT RULE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 724 DUTRA CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dutra — primary (person)
- Alquist — author (person)
- Bates — principal coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Havice — coauthor (person)
- Rainey — coauthor (person)
- Speier — coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)
- Vasconcellos — principal coauthor (person)
- Vincent — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 784, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-28** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:15 a.m.
- **1999-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 7329.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-08** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **1999-09-08** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 3056.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-07** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-09-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **1999-08-30** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2725.)
- **1999-08-30** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **1999-08-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-23** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-18** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-07-15** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 8. Noes 3.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-06** In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **1999-07-02** 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`
- **1999-06-24** In committee: Set, first 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 Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization and Standing Committee on Rules. `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. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2316.) `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 15. Noes 6.) (May 26). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-19** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-26** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 20). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-12** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-08** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 5). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **1999-03-25** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-24** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-03-23** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Governmental Organization (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 22). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-18** Art. IV, Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with and Joint Rule 55 suspended. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 710.)
- **1999-03-08** Referred to Com. on 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/7c4c206c-aba5-4918-87dc-f377e9534ad0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).