republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-1499.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teachers: Teaching As A Priority Block Grant."
description: "Teachers: Teaching As A Priority Block Grant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1499"
citation: "California AB 1499 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Teachers: Teaching As A Priority Block Grant."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Negrete McLeod"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2001-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47ffd5d7-c39c-4f20-8123-b0f909d8e2b0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499"
source_hash: "ba7928435fb9312272399d13459051de14227bd5058b3bc2b4958984a95f4964"
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 1499 (20012002) — Teachers: Teaching As A Priority Block Grant.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149999INT)
2. **04/25/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149998AMD)
3. **05/31/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149997AMD)
4. **06/25/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149996AMD)
5. **07/03/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149995AMD)
6. **09/10/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149993CHP)
7. **AB1499** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499)
8. **08/23/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1499&version=20010AB149994ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1499 NegreteMcLeo By Alarcon — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1499 Negrete McLeod Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1499 Negrete McLeod Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Negrete McLeod — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-09-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 268, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-09-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-27** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.
- **2001-08-23** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 3146.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-19** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2001-07-19** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 10. Page 2119.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-07-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-07-17** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2001-07-03** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-02** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 2.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-06** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-05** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 2191.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-04** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 6.) (May 31). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-25** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-04-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 18). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47ffd5d7-c39c-4f20-8123-b0f909d8e2b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).