---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural gas: consumption surcharge."
description: "Natural gas: consumption surcharge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1002"
citation: "California AB 1002 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Natural gas: consumption surcharge."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wright"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 34
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-25"
last_action: "2000-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e9f871e-e6e1-4ff2-a96b-72083d386277"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002"
source_hash: "c15d905baa499d19feebfddf7f24bc99933f224309d321ed43e809efa4598c6e"
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 1002 (19992000) — Natural gas: consumption surcharge.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/25/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100299INT)
2. **04/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100298AMD)
3. **04/14/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100297AMD)
4. **04/26/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100296AMD)
5. **05/27/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100295AMD)
6. **06/06/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100292AMD)
7. **06/19/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100291AMD)
8. **07/08/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100294AMD)
9. **08/10/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100290AMD)
10. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100293AMD)
11. **08/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100289AMD)
12. **09/30/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100287CHP)
13. **AB1002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002)
14. **08/30/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1002&version=19990AB100288ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1002 WRIGHT THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1002 WRIGHT CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1002 Wright By Bowen — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 932, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-13** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2000-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 63. Noes 3. Page 8764.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-29** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 6. Page 6249.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-25** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-10** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-09** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2000-06-28** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-19** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-19** Joint Rule 61 (a) (9) suspended.
- **1999-08-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **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 Energy, Utilities and Communications. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 2136.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** Assembly Rule 69 (b) suspended. Read third time, amended, and ordered returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-05-25** Passed on file.
- **1999-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 19. Noes 1.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-26** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-22** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 19). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-15** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
- **1999-02-25** 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/4e9f871e-e6e1-4ff2-a96b-72083d386277`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).