republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-1677.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and vocations."
description: "Professions and vocations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1677"
citation: "California AB 1677 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and vocations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "1999-03-16"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8683a5d1-951b-457b-b173-4e8002406437"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677"
source_hash: "f4005956bf574875f25bcb396b17699debedc251ac0bbd25eb2f62b5a6e1054b"
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 1677 (19992000) — Professions and vocations.

## Version chain

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

1. **03/16/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167799INT)
2. **07/01/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167798AMD)
3. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167797AMD)
4. **08/30/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167796AMD)
5. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167794CHP)
6. **AB1677** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677)
7. **09/08/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1677&version=19990AB167795ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- SPEC. CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #28 AB1677 Committee on Cons. Pro. (Davis) By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Committee on Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 657, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- **1999-09-08** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4128.) `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. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **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`
- **1999-08-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-23** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **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, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-07-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-05-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `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 76. Noes 0. Page 1781.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-17** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-13** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **1999-04-21** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-03-24** Referred to C.P.,G.E. & E.D. and Standing Committee on Health. `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-17** From printer. May be heard in committee April 16.
- **1999-03-16** 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/8683a5d1-951b-457b-b173-4e8002406437`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).