---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pollution."
description: "Pollution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 779"
citation: "California AB 779 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pollution."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Torlakson"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "2000-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95937bcd-0cbb-439d-acd2-d979d25ac809"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779"
source_hash: "3372f0334a33002c990a3131876573e96ba464111c15366fb71a62d97d29b195"
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 779 (19992000) — Pollution.

## 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=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77999INT)
2. **04/24/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77997AMD)
3. **06/15/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77996AMD)
4. **06/27/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77995AMD)
5. **07/08/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77998AMD)
6. **08/09/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77994AMD)
7. **08/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77993AMD)
8. **09/29/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77991CHP)
9. **AB779** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779)
10. **08/31/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB779&version=19990AB77992ENR)

## Votes

- AB 779 TORLAKSON CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 779 TORLAKSON THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB779 Torlakson By Sher — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Torlakson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 914, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-14** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
- **2000-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 8828.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2000-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-29** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6232.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-28** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-22** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **2000-08-09** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-08** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-07** Joint Rule 61(b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-08-07** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **2000-07-05** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-02** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-27** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2000-04-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on 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 Standing Committee on Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government and Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-17** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 1662.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 28). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-03-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `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/95937bcd-0cbb-439d-acd2-d979d25ac809`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).