republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/19992000/ab-2838.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local agency formation commissions."
description: "Local agency formation commissions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 2838"
citation: "California AB 2838 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local agency formation commissions."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hertzberg"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2000-02-28"
last_action: "2000-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5eb345a-1b5e-469b-9045-fa5743e26b4f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838"
source_hash: "efe6018d335f90a2f700d22f128f88e4b1c47734ded782d3f21df6a1b763524b"
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 2838 (19992000) — Local agency formation commissions.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/28/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283899INT)
2. **05/18/00 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283898AMD)
3. **06/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283897AMD)
4. **08/07/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283896AMD)
5. **08/10/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283895AMD)
6. **08/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283894AMD)
7. **08/28/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283893AMD)
8. **08/29/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283892AMD)
9. **09/27/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283890CHP)
10. **AB2838** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838)
11. **09/15/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB2838&version=19990AB283891ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2838 MR. SPEAKER CONCURRENCE BY SHELLEY — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2838 MR. SPEAKER THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2838 Hertzberg By Burton — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hertzberg — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Cardenas — coauthor (person)
- Johnston — coauthor (person)
- Knox — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Rainey — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — coauthor (person)
- Thomson — coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2000-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 761, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-09-18** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2000-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 5. Page 8858.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 8729.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 6291.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-29** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-28** Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2000-08-25** 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`
- **2000-08-22** Joint Rule 61 (b)(14) suspended.
- **2000-08-21** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2000-08-10** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-08-09** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-08-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-07-06** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-07-06** Joint Rule 61 (b)(12) suspended.
- **2000-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-06-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2000-06-05** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2000-06-01** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 29. Page 6953.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-05-30** Passed on file.
- **2000-05-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 7.) (May 24). Read second time. To third reading. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-05-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2000-05-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-04-06** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 5). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2000-03-16** Referred to Standing Committee on Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2000-02-29** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2000-02-28** Joint Rule 54 suspended. Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. 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/b5eb345a-1b5e-469b-9045-fa5743e26b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).