republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-147.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transactions and use tax: City of Sebastopol."
description: "Transactions and use tax: City of Sebastopol."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 147"
citation: "California AB 147 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transactions and use tax: City of Sebastopol."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Strom-Martin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-01-11"
last_action: "2000-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70da72e1-524d-42d0-85f0-fb9dd89c42b9"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147"
source_hash: "a0b73d8a8c1d9a5e537cb04c644980008f146153c4ce76737b3bb8e61327d537"
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 147 (19992000) — Transactions and use tax: City of Sebastopol.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/11/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14799INT)
2. **04/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14798AMD)
3. **05/22/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14797AMD)
4. **06/27/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14796AMD)
5. **08/10/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14795AMD)
6. **08/31/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14793CHP)
7. **AB147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147)
8. **08/25/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB147&version=19990AB14794ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 147 STROM-MARTIN THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 147 STROM-MARTIN CONCURRENCE URGENCY ADDED — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB147 Strom-Martin Chesbro Urgency Clause — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB147 Strom-Martin By Chesbro Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB147 Strom-Martin Chesbro Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Strom-Martin — primary (person)
- Chesbro — principal coauthor (person)
- Mazzoni — author (person)
- Wiggins — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-08-31** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 264, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-08-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-08-25** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
- **2000-08-24** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 54. Noes 20. Page 8233.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-18** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2000-08-18** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 5788.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-14** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-10** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-07** Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 19. Noes 14. Page 5588.) Motion to reconsider made by Senator Chesbro. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5588.) `reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-07-06** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-07-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2000-06-29** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-28** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `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 Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Further hearing to be set.
- **2000-06-06** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-24** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-22** 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`
- **1999-06-29** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-25** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 2. Page 1897.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-05-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-28** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-15** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government and Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-01-12** From printer. May be heard in committee February 11.
- **1999-01-11** 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/70da72e1-524d-42d0-85f0-fb9dd89c42b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).