California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 904 — Alarm companies: business conditions: limited liability companies.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 406, Statutes of 2018.

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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 January 17, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Alarm Company Act provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of alarm company operators and alarm agents by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services within the Department of Consumer Affairs and makes a violation of the act a crime. The act authorizes the bureau, until January 1, 2019, to issue an alarm company operator license to a limited liability company (LLC) . The act also requires an LLC to maintain an insurance policy or policies against liability arising out of claims based on acts, errors, or omissions in regard to the alarm company services it provides. The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act provides for the authorization of LLCs for any lawful purpose, except as specified, and further authorizes an LLC to be member-managed or manager-managed, in accordance with certain provisions. Under existing law, in a member-managed LLC, the management and conduct of the LLC are vested in the members, subject to other conditions and rights. Under existing law, if an LLC is to be manager-managed, the articles of organization are required to contain a statement to that effect. This bill would extend the authorization of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services to issue an alarm company operator license to an LLC until January 1, 2024. The bill would also define within the Alarm Company Act who is a member of an LLC and who is a manager under the operating agreement of a manager-managed LLC company, as specified. The bill would require a licensee organized as an LLC, on and after January 1, 2019, to report annually to the bureau specified information about claims paid from any general liability insurance policy held on a form provided by the bureau. The bill would additionally require the bureau, on or before January 1, 2023, to share with the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature relevant information regarding the renewal of licenses granted to LLCs, including information about insurance claims. The bill would make related, conforming changes to the existing definitions of the Alarm Company Act and would repeal various duplicate provisions. Because a violation of the Alarm Company Act by an LLC 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 406, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5421.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6310.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  12. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4229.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  17. Set for hearing May 14.

  18. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4813.) (April 24).

  20. Set for hearing April 24.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4588.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  23. Set for hearing April 9.

  24. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17.

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

Sponsors

  • Wieckowski · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB904 Wieckowski Concurrence

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30005
Democratic 5000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Delgado — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 904 Wieckowski Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54004
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chiu — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Fong — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 3000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Democratic 3001
Republican 1000
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Fong — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ting — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34000
Democratic 5000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 904 do?
The Alarm Company Act provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of alarm company operators and alarm agents by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services within the Department of Consumer Affairs and makes a violation of the act a crime. The act authorizes the bureau, until January 1, 2019, to issue an alarm company operator license to a limited liability company (LLC) . The act also requires an LLC to maintain an insurance policy or policies against liability arising out of claims based on acts, errors, or omissions in regard to the alarm company services it provides. The California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act provides for the authorization of LLCs for any lawful purpose, except as specified, and further authorizes an LLC to be member-managed or manager-managed, in accordance with certain provisions. Under existing law, in a member-managed LLC, the management and conduct of the LLC are vested in the members, subject to other conditions and rights. Under existing law, if an LLC is to be manager-managed, the articles of organization are required to contain a statement to that effect. This bill would extend the authorization of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services to issue an alarm company operator license to an LLC until January 1, 2024. The bill would also define within the Alarm Company Act who is a member of an LLC and who is a manager under the operating agreement of a manager-managed LLC company, as specified. The bill would require a licensee organized as an LLC, on and after January 1, 2019, to report annually to the bureau specified information about claims paid from any general liability insurance policy held on a form provided by the bureau. The bill would additionally require the bureau, on or before January 1, 2023, to share with the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature relevant information regarding the renewal of licenses granted to LLCs, including information about insurance claims. The bill would make related, conforming changes to the existing definitions of the Alarm Company Act and would repeal various duplicate provisions. Because a violation of the Alarm Company Act by an LLC 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 SB 904?
SB 904 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
What is the current status of SB 904?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 904?
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