republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-243.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail fugitive recovery persons."
description: "Bail fugitive recovery persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 243"
citation: "California AB 243 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail fugitive recovery persons."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wildman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-02-01"
last_action: "1999-09-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54a6f0d3-6243-4477-9c5f-46a8927d5e95"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243"
source_hash: "57eb42bad14da618ad72f2eb423e9e20b920e9ef685c2fd082fa77f781f1a8f1"
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 243 (19992000) — Bail fugitive recovery persons.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/01/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24399INT)
2. **03/15/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24398AMD)
3. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24397AMD)
4. **06/23/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24396AMD)
5. **07/15/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24395AMD)
6. **08/23/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24394AMD)
7. **09/16/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24392CHP)
8. **AB243** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243)
9. **08/30/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB243&version=19990AB24393ENR)

## Votes

- AB 243 WILDMAN CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 243 NAKANISHI Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 243 WILDMAN THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 243 NAKANISHI Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB243 Wildman By Schiff — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wildman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-16** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 426, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-16** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-08** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
- **1999-08-30** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 3601.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **1999-08-25** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 2648.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-07-15** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-07-14** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **1999-07-06** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-06-29** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `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`
- **1999-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 2440.) `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 20. Noes 1.) (May 26). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-19** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-03-23** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-02-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-02** From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.
- **1999-02-01** 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/54a6f0d3-6243-4477-9c5f-46a8927d5e95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).