republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-15.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schoolbuses: passenger restraint systems: seats."
description: "Schoolbuses: passenger restraint systems: seats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 15"
citation: "California AB 15 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schoolbuses: passenger restraint systems: seats."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gallegos"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 29
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1998-12-07"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ae96458-c3bd-4b75-a905-0bfdafb73677"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15"
source_hash: "ab10fb01dac60220eb4e495c93ea58146a63bde7a9460641c0d079a202503db8"
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 15 (19992000) — Schoolbuses: passenger restraint systems: seats.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/07/98 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1599INT)
2. **02/08/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1598AMD)
3. **04/05/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1597AMD)
4. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1596AMD)
5. **06/22/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1595AMD)
6. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1594AMD)
7. **08/26/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1593AMD)
8. **09/02/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1592AMD)
9. **09/03/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1591AMD)
10. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1589CHP)
11. **AB15** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15)
12. **09/09/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB15&version=19990AB1590ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Education. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB15 Gallegos By Polanco — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 15 GALLEGOS THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 15 GALLEGOS CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gallegos — primary (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Cunneen — coauthor (person)
- Knox — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Lempert — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Shelley — coauthor (person)
- Speier — coauthor (person)
- Washington — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 648, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-21** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **1999-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 73. Noes 6. Page 4236.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-08** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **1999-09-08** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 3050.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-09-03** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-09-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-26** 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** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file. Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-17** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 2.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-22** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Standing Committee on Education. `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, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 2. Page 2257.) `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 21. Noes 0.) (May 26). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 5). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-04** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-02-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-01-11** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1998-12-08** From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.
- **1998-12-07** 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/9ae96458-c3bd-4b75-a905-0bfdafb73677`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).