Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

97 lines
6.8 KiB
Markdown

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public beaches: bacteriological standards."
description: "Public beaches: bacteriological standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 538"
citation: "California AB 538 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public beaches: bacteriological standards."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-18"
last_action: "1999-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6414af08-4be6-421b-a85a-7e20ea01b9a8"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538"
source_hash: "33077c66a3e7172fd0d7129f4669f9fb9de8bb99feae97f0f919e999c1898e86"
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 538 (19992000) — Public beaches: bacteriological standards.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/18/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53899INT)
2. **04/08/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53898AMD)
3. **04/22/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53897AMD)
4. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53896AMD)
5. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53895AMD)
6. **09/02/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53894AMD)
7. **09/27/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53892CHP)
8. **AB538** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538)
9. **09/08/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB538&version=19990AB53893ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Health and Human Services. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 538 WAYNE THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB538 Wayne By Alpert — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 538 WAYNE CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Wayne — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **1999-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 488, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
- **1999-09-08** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 4077.) `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 31. Noes 7. Page 2969.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-09-02** 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`
- **1999-08-23** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-23** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **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, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on H. & H.S. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-06-17** Referred to Coms. on ENV. QUAL. and H. & H.S. `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 54. Noes 26. Page 2305.) `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 14. Noes 7.) (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. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-22** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-20** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 13). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- **1999-02-18** 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/6414af08-4be6-421b-a85a-7e20ea01b9a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).