republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-1505.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Farmworker housing."
description: "Farmworker housing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1505"
citation: "California AB 1505 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Farmworker housing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ducheny"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 37
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-26"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bc412f1-f8d4-4e73-b3e1-705e94f62a50"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505"
source_hash: "02f9e3cc3b2c8eea15cee936cdb69860717605a8ba0142270a58b63c77e0597e"
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 1505 (19992000) — Farmworker housing.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/26/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150599INT)
2. **04/08/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150598AMD)
3. **05/17/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150597AMD)
4. **07/12/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150596AMD)
5. **08/16/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150595AMD)
6. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150594AMD)
7. **08/25/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150593AMD)
8. **09/03/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150592AMD)
9. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150590CHP)
10. **AB1505** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505)
11. **09/08/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1505&version=19990AB150591ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- AB 1505 DUCHENY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1505 Ducheny By Polanco — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ducheny — primary (person)
- Ashburn — coauthor (person)
- Cardoza — coauthor (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)
- Reyes — coauthor (person)
- Soto — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 967, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- **1999-09-08** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 4119.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **1999-09-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2983.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-03** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-30** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2725.)
- **1999-08-30** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-08-25** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-19** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **1999-08-18** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **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 Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-17** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-16** 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`
- **1999-07-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-07-13** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. `referral-committee`
- **1999-07-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 2193.). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-28** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on ENV. QUAL. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government and ENV. QUAL. `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 79. Noes 0. Page 2212.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 26). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-17** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-13** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 10). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-22** Joint Rule 61 (a)(2) suspended.
- **1999-04-19** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-04-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 14). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-24** Referred to Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-01** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **1999-02-27** From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
- **1999-02-26** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bc412f1-f8d4-4e73-b3e1-705e94f62a50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).