republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-2061.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Zero-emission vehicles: alternative diesel fuel."
description: "Zero-emission vehicles: alternative diesel fuel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2061"
citation: "California AB 2061 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Zero-emission vehicles: alternative diesel fuel."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowenthal"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 29
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2000-02-22"
last_action: "2000-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec01aa96-3cde-497a-beca-9b07c1efe008"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061"
source_hash: "486e5e233fde7b35b18e717336a48d4ff1974dd5024bd10aae64d262eb8b7744"
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 2061 (19992000) — Zero-emission vehicles: alternative diesel fuel.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206199INT)
2. **05/01/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206198AMD)
3. **05/26/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206197AMD)
4. **06/26/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206196AMD)
5. **08/30/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206195AMD)
6. **08/31/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206194AMD)
7. **09/30/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206192CHP)
8. **AB2061** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061)
9. **09/20/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2061&version=19990AB206193ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2061 Lowenthal By Burton Reconsider — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2061 LOWENTHAL THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2061 Lowenthal By Burton Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2061 Lowenthal By Burton Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2061 LOWENTHAL CONCURRENCE URGENCY ADDED — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowenthal — primary (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 1072, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-12** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2000-09-01** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 54. Noes 15. Page 9064.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2000-08-31** Read third time, amended. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 4. Page 6423.) `amendment-passage, reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-31** In Senate. Held at Desk. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Burton. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 6415.)
- **2000-08-31** In Assembly. Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2000-08-31** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-29** Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended. (Page 6220.) Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6220.)
- **2000-08-23** In committee: Set, first hearing. Held under submission.
- **2000-08-22** Joint Rule 61(b)(14) suspended.
- **2000-08-21** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2000-08-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-28** Joint Rule 61(b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-06-26** 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`
- **2000-06-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-05-31** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6886.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-30** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-26** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (May 24). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-09** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-03** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Transportation Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-23** Referred to Standing Committee on Revenue and Taxation. `referral-committee`
- **2000-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- **2000-02-22** 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/ec01aa96-3cde-497a-beca-9b07c1efe008`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).