republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-809.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: smog impact fee: refunds."
description: "Vehicles: smog impact fee: refunds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 809"
citation: "California AB 809 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: smog impact fee: refunds."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowenthal"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 36
vote_count: 12
first_action: "1999-02-24"
last_action: "2000-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36fb5653-20b9-42c5-8411-1f1af93c6de6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809"
source_hash: "e6b7fed02fab2ce3ddf1582e6923a85fd13e17d540ebfc0f7dc377e583e19475"
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 809 (19992000) — Vehicles: smog impact fee: refunds.

## 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=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80999INT)
2. **01/19/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80997AMD)
3. **01/31/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80996AMD)
4. **02/24/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80995AMD)
5. **02/29/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80994AMD)
6. **03/09/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80993AMD)
7. **05/23/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80992AMD)
8. **05/28/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80998AMD)
9. **06/08/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80990CHP)
10. **AB809** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809)
11. **05/30/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB809&version=19990AB80991ENR)

## Votes

- AB 809 LOWENTHAL CONCURRENCE URGENCY ADDED — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB809 Lowenthal Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 809 STROM-MARTIN THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowenthal — primary (person)
- Baldwin — coauthor (person)
- Bates — coauthor (person)
- Correa — coauthor (person)
- Costa — coauthor (person)
- Davis — coauthor (person)
- Dunn — principal coauthor (person)
- Dutra — coauthor (person)
- Firebaugh — coauthor (person)
- Florez — coauthor (person)
- Havice — coauthor (person)
- House — coauthor (person)
- Johannessen — principal coauthor (person)
- Karnette — principal coauthor (person)
- Kelley — coauthor (person)
- Leach — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Maldonado — coauthor (person)
- Margett — coauthor (person)
- McClintock — principal coauthor (person)
- Monteith — coauthor (person)
- Morrow — coauthor (person)
- Murray — coauthor (person)
- Nakano — coauthor (person)
- Olberg — coauthor (person)
- Oller — coauthor (person)
- Pescetti — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)
- Poochigian — coauthor (person)
- Rainey — coauthor (person)
- Reyes — coauthor (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)
- Speier — coauthor (person)
- Strickland — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — principal coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)
- Villaraigosa — author (person)
- Zettel — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-06-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-06-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-05-31** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- **2000-05-30** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6781.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-05-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2000-05-25** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4699.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-23** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-22** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2000-04-03** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-03-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-03-15** 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`
- **2000-03-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-02-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-02-28** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation Re-referred. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-02-24** 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. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-01-31** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-01-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-01-20** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-01-19** 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. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-09-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **1999-08-23** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-16** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **1999-07-14** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-12** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 2193.)
- **1999-06-30** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.). `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 71. Noes 9. Page 2318.) `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`
- **1999-05-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-20** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `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/36fb5653-20b9-42c5-8411-1f1af93c6de6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).