California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 645 — Professional engineers and land surveyors: licensing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 368, Statutes of 2009.

  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 February 25, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Professional Engineers Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act provides for licensing and regulation of land surveying by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. A violation of these acts is a crime. Existing law requires that any civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering plans and other specified documents, prepared by a registered engineer, that are permitted or that are to be released for construction shall bear the signature and seal or stamp of the registrant, the date of signing and sealing or stamping, and the expiration date of the certificate, authority, or registration. This bill would instead require that these documents bear the signature and seal of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. Existing law permits a licensed land surveyor to obtain a stamp or seal with the designation "Licensed Land Surveyor" containing the expiration date of the license. Existing law requires that specified multiple page land surveying documents contain the signature, seal or stamp, date of signing and sealing or stamping, and expiration date of the license on specified pages. This bill require licensed land surveyors to obtain the stamp or seal and would eliminate the requirement that the license expiration date appear on the stamp or seal and the multiple page land surveying documents. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical, and conforming changes. Because the bill would impose new requirements on licensed land surveyors, the violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 368, 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 77. Noes 0. Page 2599.)

  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 1666.)

  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. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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

  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 78. Noes 0. Page 1365.)

  17. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 29).

  19. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Niello · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Niello

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 645 NIELLO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 83002
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Furutani — 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
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — 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 AB645 Niello

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

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Florez — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Correa — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 645 NIELLO Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82002
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 90002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
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
Duvall — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Bass — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
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 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
A. — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Republican 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nava — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 645 do?
Existing law, the Professional Engineers Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of the practice of civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, and the Professional Land Surveyors Act provides for licensing and regulation of land surveying by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. A violation of these acts is a crime. Existing law requires that any civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering plans and other specified documents, prepared by a registered engineer, that are permitted or that are to be released for construction shall bear the signature and seal or stamp of the registrant, the date of signing and sealing or stamping, and the expiration date of the certificate, authority, or registration. This bill would instead require that these documents bear the signature and seal of the licensee and the date of signing and sealing or stamping. Existing law permits a licensed land surveyor to obtain a stamp or seal with the designation "Licensed Land Surveyor" containing the expiration date of the license. Existing law requires that specified multiple page land surveying documents contain the signature, seal or stamp, date of signing and sealing or stamping, and expiration date of the license on specified pages. This bill require licensed land surveyors to obtain the stamp or seal and would eliminate the requirement that the license expiration date appear on the stamp or seal and the multiple page land surveying documents. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical, and conforming changes. Because the bill would impose new requirements on licensed land surveyors, the violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 645?
AB 645 is sponsored by Niello.
What is the current status of AB 645?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 645?
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