republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-1699.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: surplus line brokers' fees."
description: "Insurance: surplus line brokers' fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 1699"
citation: "California AB 1699 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance: surplus line brokers' fees."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duvall"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2008-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af52c059-d581-47df-8073-f4e175be9985"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699"
source_hash: "79968b3acaced6ca1c9b64a6dae88d503a2d2d769ad495b67168004782110429"
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 1699 (20072008) — Insurance: surplus line brokers' fees.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/23/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169999INT)
2. **01/15/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169997AMD)
3. **01/17/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169996AMD)
4. **01/24/08 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169995AMD)
5. **04/07/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169994AMD)
6. **04/09/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169998AMD)
7. **06/13/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169992CHP)
8. **AB1699** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699)
9. **06/05/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB1699&version=20070AB169993ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1699 DUVALL Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1699 Duvall Urgency Clause — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1699 DUVALL Concurrence- Urgency Added — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Duvall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2007-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2007-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2007-03-26** Referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2008-01-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Insurance Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-16** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-16** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2008-01-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 24). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2008-01-28** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 3867.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-01-30** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Com. on B., F. & I. `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., F. & I. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-17** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4017.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-05-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-06-05** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5629.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-06** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
- **2008-06-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-06-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 29, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af52c059-d581-47df-8073-f4e175be9985`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).