republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-790.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax."
description: "Sales and use tax."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 790"
citation: "California AB 790 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sales and use tax."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Honda"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "1999-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa29eaf5-a8d6-4d0e-952d-9c83c1f5ce28"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790"
source_hash: "182117e2191e1cb1440d3b08088cd8f63ad036a2b562047d6d49fa412e0a82bc"
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 790 (19992000) — Sales and use tax.

## 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=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79099INT)
2. **04/07/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79098AMD)
3. **04/21/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79097AMD)
4. **08/24/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79096AMD)
5. **09/21/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79094CHP)
6. **AB790** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790)
7. **09/07/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB790&version=19990AB79095ENR)

## Votes

- AB 790 HONDA THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 790 HONDA CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB790 Honda By Chesbro — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Honda — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 443, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.
- **1999-09-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 22. Page 3994.) `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 22. Noes 16. Page 2901.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-08-31** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-30** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-23** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-14** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-07-08** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **1999-06-17** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-06-02** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `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 59. Noes 18. Page 1905.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 5.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-27** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-21** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 19). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-04-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `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/aa29eaf5-a8d6-4d0e-952d-9c83c1f5ce28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).