California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 975 — Professions and vocations: regulatory authority.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 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.

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Summary

Existing law, the Business and Professions Code, provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards, bureaus, and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including, but not limited to, the California Architects Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Under existing law, a city or county shall not prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by one of these boards, bureaus, or commissions, as specified, to engage in a particular business from engaging in that business. This bill would provide that, beginning July 1, 2013, the California Architects Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists have the sole and exclusive authority to license and regulate the practice of professions and vocations regulated by those boards pursuant to provisions of that code, and that no licensing requirements, as specified, shall be imposed upon a person licensed to practice one of those professions or vocations other than under that code or by regulation promulgated by the applicable board through its authority granted under that code. The bill would prohibit a city, county, city and county, school district, other special district, a local or regional agency, joint powers agency, or state agency, department or other state office, except for those boards, from imposing a licensing requirement upon a person licensed to practice a profession or vocation regulated by one of these boards. The bill would state findings and declarations of the Legislature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 1. Page 4962.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 7. Page 6333.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 6086.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  12. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  14. Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 5. Page 3638.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3445.) (May 7).

  19. Set for hearing May 7.

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  21. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and RLS.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 19.

  23. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wright · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB975 Wright Concurrence

Passed 29 Yea · 1 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28108
Republican 1000
Democratic 0002
Total 291010
% of votes cast 73%3%0%25%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Rubio — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Corbett — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 975 Wright Senate Third Reading By HILL

Passed 60 Yea · 7 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 577013
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 607013
% of votes cast 75%9%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cook — Yea
Allen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Nay
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Dickinson — Nay
Ammiano — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eng — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Ma — Yea
Silva — Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 5 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25507
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 28507
% of votes cast 70%13%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Nay
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Leno — Nay
Liu — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7100
Republican 0001
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 975 do?
Existing law, the Business and Professions Code, provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards, bureaus, and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including, but not limited to, the California Architects Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Under existing law, a city or county shall not prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by one of these boards, bureaus, or commissions, as specified, to engage in a particular business from engaging in that business. This bill would provide that, beginning July 1, 2013, the California Architects Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists have the sole and exclusive authority to license and regulate the practice of professions and vocations regulated by those boards pursuant to provisions of that code, and that no licensing requirements, as specified, shall be imposed upon a person licensed to practice one of those professions or vocations other than under that code or by regulation promulgated by the applicable board through its authority granted under that code. The bill would prohibit a city, county, city and county, school district, other special district, a local or regional agency, joint powers agency, or state agency, department or other state office, except for those boards, from imposing a licensing requirement upon a person licensed to practice a profession or vocation regulated by one of these boards. The bill would state findings and declarations of the Legislature.
Who sponsors SB 975?
SB 975 is sponsored by Wright.
What is the current status of SB 975?
This bill died with 2011-2012 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 SB 975?
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