---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances."
description: "Controlled substances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 98"
citation: "California AB 98 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zettel"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2001-01-11"
last_action: "2001-10-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1201caa6-2a0f-4bad-8645-0591bd5351a3"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98"
source_hash: "e63dabf30052aa0ce8c44d01b987a6bcef3677a063a4be2755cfa12e272cfac2"
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 98 (20012002) — Controlled substances.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/11/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9899INT)
2. **03/28/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9898AMD)
3. **05/30/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9897AMD)
4. **08/30/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9896AMD)
5. **09/07/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9895AMD)
6. **10/13/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9893CHP)
7. **AB98** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98)
8. **09/14/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB98&version=20010AB9894ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB98 Zettel By McPherson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 98 Zettel Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 98 Zettel Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zettel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 838, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-01** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2001-09-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3983.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2001-09-12** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2789.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-09-07** 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. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2001-08-31** Read second time. To third reading. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2001-08-30** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2001-07-12** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-07-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-12** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2001-05-30** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-23** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-04-23** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 1170.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-04-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-04-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-04-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-28** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-03-27** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 20). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-01-12** From printer. May be heard in committee February 11.
- **2001-01-11** 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/1201caa6-2a0f-4bad-8645-0591bd5351a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).