California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2018 — Real estate licensees: fictitious business names.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 892, Statutes of 2014.

  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 20, 2014. 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 provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers and real estate salespersons by the Bureau of Real Estate headed by the Real Estate Commissioner. Existing law requires an applicant who desires to have his or her license issued under a fictitious business name to file with his or her application a certified copy of his or her fictitious business name statement. Under existing law, any violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would authorize a responsible broker, as defined, by contract, to permit a salesperson to apply for a fictitious business name with the appropriate county and the bureau, to be identified with that responsible broker's license number, and to maintain ownership of a fictitious business name, as defined. The bill would define a team name and provide, for purposes of the provisions described above, that a team name is not a fictitious business name if the name is used by two or more real estate licensees, the name includes a licensee's surname in conjunction with the term "associates," "group," or "team," and the name does not include any term or terms that imply or suggest the existence of a real estate entity independent of a responsible broker. The bill would require advertising that contains a team name, including print or electronic media and "for sale" signage, to include certain identifying information in a conspicuous manner. This bill would provide that a violation of the provisions described above is not a misdemeanor.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 892, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6280.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 20).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6192.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4502.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From consent calendar.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. 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.

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

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

  24. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4844.)

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Ordered to second reading.

  27. Withdrawn from committee.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

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

  31. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

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

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

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bocanegra · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bocanegra

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2018 BOCANEGRA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Holden — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hall — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

amendments be concurred in.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB2018 Bocanegra By Padilla

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 1002
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Torres — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2018 BOCANEGRA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68004
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2018 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers and real estate salespersons by the Bureau of Real Estate headed by the Real Estate Commissioner. Existing law requires an applicant who desires to have his or her license issued under a fictitious business name to file with his or her application a certified copy of his or her fictitious business name statement. Under existing law, any violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would authorize a responsible broker, as defined, by contract, to permit a salesperson to apply for a fictitious business name with the appropriate county and the bureau, to be identified with that responsible broker's license number, and to maintain ownership of a fictitious business name, as defined. The bill would define a team name and provide, for purposes of the provisions described above, that a team name is not a fictitious business name if the name is used by two or more real estate licensees, the name includes a licensee's surname in conjunction with the term "associates," "group," or "team," and the name does not include any term or terms that imply or suggest the existence of a real estate entity independent of a responsible broker. The bill would require advertising that contains a team name, including print or electronic media and "for sale" signage, to include certain identifying information in a conspicuous manner. This bill would provide that a violation of the provisions described above is not a misdemeanor.
Who sponsors AB 2018?
AB 2018 is sponsored by Bocanegra.
What is the current status of AB 2018?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.
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