California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 773 — Accountants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 344, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. 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 7 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 requires an applicant for an accountancy license to complete a minimum of 24 semester units in accounting subjects and a minimum of 24 semester units in business-related subjects, or as calculated in quarter units. Existing law, on and after January 1, 2014, requires an applicant for an accountancy license to complete an additional 10 units in ethics study and 20 units in accounting study, and establishes an advisory committee to recommend to the board ethics study guidelines, to be adopted by the board by regulation. This bill would set forth the ethics study requirements that, on and after January 1, 2014, would apply to an applicant for an accountancy license, as specified. The bill would authorize the advisory committee described above to determine that a course or portion of a course satisfies the ethics study requirements. The bill would make conforming changes to related provisions and delete the requirement that the board adopt these provisions by regulation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 344, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2237.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 2215.)

  6. Set for hearing August 30.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2079.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 2587.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 17).

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1036.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  23. Set for hearing May 9.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 737.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  26. Set for hearing April 25.

  27. Hearing postponed by committee.

  28. Set for hearing April 11.

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

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

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

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

Sponsors

  • Negrete McLeod · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Negrete McLeod

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB773 Negrete McLeod Concurrence Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
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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From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea

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SB 773 Negrete McLeod Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI

Passed 66 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 65804
Democratic 1000
Total 661004
% of votes cast 83%13%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Conway — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ma — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cook — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading SB773 Negrete McLeod

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
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, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 773 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 requires an applicant for an accountancy license to complete a minimum of 24 semester units in accounting subjects and a minimum of 24 semester units in business-related subjects, or as calculated in quarter units. Existing law, on and after January 1, 2014, requires an applicant for an accountancy license to complete an additional 10 units in ethics study and 20 units in accounting study, and establishes an advisory committee to recommend to the board ethics study guidelines, to be adopted by the board by regulation. This bill would set forth the ethics study requirements that, on and after January 1, 2014, would apply to an applicant for an accountancy license, as specified. The bill would authorize the advisory committee described above to determine that a course or portion of a course satisfies the ethics study requirements. The bill would make conforming changes to related provisions and delete the requirement that the board adopt these provisions by regulation.
Who sponsors SB 773?
SB 773 is sponsored by Negrete McLeod.
What is the current status of SB 773?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 773?
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