republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-1678.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Business and professions."
description: "Business and professions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 1678"
citation: "California AB 1678 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Business and professions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "1999-03-16"
last_action: "1999-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef66c50f-c0b5-40b4-a3ef-c4c1994751c7"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678"
source_hash: "9c3f3ba633332e5d50bb4820642e0079cfb1a0a7d79081f63dbf222eb5241c5f"
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 1678 (19992000) — Business and professions.

## 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=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167899INT)
2. **04/27/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167898AMD)
3. **07/01/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167897AMD)
4. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167896AMD)
5. **08/30/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167895AMD)
6. **10/10/99 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167893CHP)
7. **AB1678** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678)
8. **09/07/99 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB1678&version=19990AB167894ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1678 CONCURRENCE BY DAVIS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · legislature
- CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND DAY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1678 Committee on Cons. Pro. (Davis) By Figueroa — **pass** (pass) · upper

## 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 982, Statutes of 1999.
- **1999-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **1999-09-16** Enrolled and to the Governor at 12:15 p.m.
- **1999-09-07** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3986.) `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 37. Noes 1. Page 2897.) `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.
- **1999-06-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2212.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-05-27** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 26). Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-05-06** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-27** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-04-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 20). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-06** Referred to Com. on C.P.,G.E. & E.D. `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/ef66c50f-c0b5-40b4-a3ef-c4c1994751c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).