republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-280.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: speed limits."
description: "Vehicles: speed limits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 280"
citation: "California AB 280 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: speed limits."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zettel"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 11
first_action: "1999-02-04"
last_action: "2000-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d691f9b2-80a8-45df-8404-2a6953464600"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280"
source_hash: "12ff77ed7f0411d0b9f26c6b967e064c4e1ae876aaa749e51a098ec9f31165ce"
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 280 (19992000) — Vehicles: speed limits.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/04/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28099INT)
2. **04/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28098AMD)
3. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28097AMD)
4. **06/06/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28095AMD)
5. **07/14/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28096AMD)
6. **08/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28094AMD)
7. **09/19/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28092CHP)
8. **AB280** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280)
9. **08/31/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB280&version=19990AB28093ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB280 Zettel — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 280 ZETTEL THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 280 ZETTEL CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Amend and re-refer to the Committee on Rules. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Zettel — primary (person)
- Correa — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 521, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-14** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2000-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 2. Page 8871.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6361.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-28** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-23** In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
- **2000-08-22** Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended.
- **2000-08-21** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2000-08-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-28** Joint Rule 61(b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-06-13** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-12** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-06** 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`
- **1999-08-17** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **1999-08-16** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-13** From committee: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Rules (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `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 1. Page 2292.) `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`
- **1999-04-07** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-05** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (March 22). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-02-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-05** From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
- **1999-02-04** 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/d691f9b2-80a8-45df-8404-2a6953464600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).