California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 117 — Accountants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of accountants by the California Board of Accountancy in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law prohibits a person or firm from using any title or designation in connection with the designation "certified public accountant" or "public accountant" that is false or misleading. A violation of specified provisions related to the practice of accountancy is a crime. This bill would require the holder of an inactive accountancy license, when using specified CPA titles, designations, or references on correspondence, Internet Web sites, business cards, nameplates, or name plaques, to also specify that he or she is inactive. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make a technical, nonsubstantive change to a related provision. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 409, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.

  5. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  6. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2598.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1665.)

  9. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  12. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8).

  14. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 938.)

  17. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 1).

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Niello · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Niello

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 117 NIELLO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 82003
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #12 AB117 Niello

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Yee — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8003
Total 8003
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Correa — Yea
Florez — Not Voting

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AB 117 NIELLO Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 720012
Democratic 3002
Republican 3000
Total 780014
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Davis — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Berryhill — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Republican 2000
Democratic 0001
Total 20002
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Cook — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 117 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of accountants by the California Board of Accountancy in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law prohibits a person or firm from using any title or designation in connection with the designation "certified public accountant" or "public accountant" that is false or misleading. A violation of specified provisions related to the practice of accountancy is a crime. This bill would require the holder of an inactive accountancy license, when using specified CPA titles, designations, or references on correspondence, Internet Web sites, business cards, nameplates, or name plaques, to also specify that he or she is inactive. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also make a technical, nonsubstantive change to a related provision. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 117?
AB 117 is sponsored by Ma and Niello.
What is the current status of AB 117?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 117?
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