republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-1540.md

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California AB 1540 (19992000) — Animals: willful abandonment.

Version chain

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

1. 02/26/99 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 05/20/99 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 06/23/99 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 09/02/99 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
5. AB1540 (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/23/99 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 1540 VINCENT THIRD READING — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1540 Vincent Bowen — pass (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
• AB 1540 VINCENT CONCURRENCE — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Vincent — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 1999-09-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 303, Statutes of 1999.
• 1999-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 1999-08-26 Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
• 1999-08-23 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 71. Noes 4. Page 3356.) committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 1999-08-19 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 1999-08-19 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 3. Page 2503.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 1999-07-13 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 1999-07-12 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
• 1999-06-29 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 1999-06-23 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. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
• 1999-06-02 Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. 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 66. Noes 5. Page 1896.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 1999-05-24 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 1999-05-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
• 1999-05-19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 12). committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage
• 1999-04-21 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 1999-03-22 Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. referral-committee
• 1999-03-01 Read first time. reading-1
• 1999-02-28 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
• 1999-02-26 Introduced. To print. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb8e81a6-eb0b-4e67-b370-05efb7f5e127. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).