republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-740.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dependent children: sibling groups."
description: "Dependent children: sibling groups."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 740"
citation: "California AB 740 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dependent children: sibling groups."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steinberg"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3079bcf-0c31-4f78-a8fe-528eeea3c85d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740"
source_hash: "c310e5558af9302e8d6a6b61ccdd5fbc2975a15d4700f9aebd8618d6fd60afb9"
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 740 (19992000) — Dependent children: sibling groups.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/24/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74099INT)
2. **05/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74098AMD)
3. **06/30/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74097AMD)
4. **08/16/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74096AMD)
5. **08/30/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74095AMD)
6. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74093CHP)
7. **AB740** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740)
8. **09/07/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB740&version=19990AB74094ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 740 STEINBERG CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 740 STEINBERG THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #28 AB740 Steinberg By Ortiz — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steinberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 805, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **1999-09-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 3915.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **1999-09-03** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **1999-09-03** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2908.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-31** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-30** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **1999-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **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 Appropriations From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-15** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-30** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-29** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-09** Referred to H. & H.S. and Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-20** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 1756.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-13** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-05-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 21). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-15** Referred to Standing Committee on Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **1999-02-24** 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/e3079bcf-0c31-4f78-a8fe-528eeea3c85d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).