The author of the bill was Senator Jim Brulte, a Republican from Rancho Cucamonga. Wilson admitted publicly that defects in the deregulation system would need fixing by "the next governor".
"The next governor" was a Democrat, and both houses of the Legislature were (and continue to be) Democrat-controlled from that election on, often with supermajorities.
As for the Brulte bill, not one Democrat voted against it in either house (77-0 in the Assembly, 39-0 in the Senate). It was shepherded through by Senator Peace and Assemblymember Martinez. Peace continued to claim parentage until after the resulting disaster.
The author of the bill was Senator Jim Brulte, a Republican from Rancho Cucamonga. Wilson admitted publicly that defects in the deregulation system would need fixing by "the next governor".