California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 623 — Architects: continuing education.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture by the California Architects Board. Existing law requires a person licensed to practice architecture to complete, as a condition of license renewal, coursework regarding disability access requirements, as specified, to certify that completion, and to provide specified documentation to the board. This bill would authorize the board to audit the records of a licensee, and, until January 1, 2015, require the board to audit at least 3% of the license renewals received each year, to verify completion of the coursework, and would, commencing with the 2-year license renewal cycle beginning January 1, 2013, require a licensee to provide the specified documentation only upon that audit. The bill would exempt a licensee from these coursework requirements for the licensee's first license renewal in certain circumstances. A licensee who violates these provisions would be subject to a specified civil penalty. The bill would require the board to submit, on or before January 1, 2019, a letter to the Legislature relating to these requirements. The bill would also authorize the board to require a licensee, as a condition of license renewal, to certify to the board that he or she has completed continuing education in, or relevant to, the practice of architecture in subjects relating to health, safety, and welfare. If the board imposes that requirement, the bill would require the board to adopt regulations establishing requirements relating to continuing education, authorize the board to audit the records of a licensee to verify completion of any continuing education requirements, and require an applicant for license renewal to verify completion of the requisite continuing education hours, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3367.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2390.)

  8. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  15. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  19. 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.

  20. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  25. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1452.)

  26. Read second time. To third reading.

  27. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  28. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 6).

  29. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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

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

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

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

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Jones · Cosponsor
  • Emmerson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Emmerson

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Jones

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 623 Emmerson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85000
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 91000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — 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
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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

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Special Consent #21 AB623 Emmerson By Negrete McLeod

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Cox — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 623 EMMERSON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79005
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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

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Do pass as amended.

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
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 623 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture by the California Architects Board. Existing law requires a person licensed to practice architecture to complete, as a condition of license renewal, coursework regarding disability access requirements, as specified, to certify that completion, and to provide specified documentation to the board. This bill would authorize the board to audit the records of a licensee, and, until January 1, 2015, require the board to audit at least 3% of the license renewals received each year, to verify completion of the coursework, and would, commencing with the 2-year license renewal cycle beginning January 1, 2013, require a licensee to provide the specified documentation only upon that audit. The bill would exempt a licensee from these coursework requirements for the licensee's first license renewal in certain circumstances. A licensee who violates these provisions would be subject to a specified civil penalty. The bill would require the board to submit, on or before January 1, 2019, a letter to the Legislature relating to these requirements. The bill would also authorize the board to require a licensee, as a condition of license renewal, to certify to the board that he or she has completed continuing education in, or relevant to, the practice of architecture in subjects relating to health, safety, and welfare. If the board imposes that requirement, the bill would require the board to adopt regulations establishing requirements relating to continuing education, authorize the board to audit the records of a licensee to verify completion of any continuing education requirements, and require an applicant for license renewal to verify completion of the requisite continuing education hours, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 623?
AB 623 is sponsored by Jones and Emmerson.
What is the current status of AB 623?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 623?
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