California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 284 — Engineering and land surveying: limited liability partnerships.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 157, Statutes of 2015.

  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 19, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers and the Professional Land Surveyors' Act provides for the licensure and regulation of land surveyors by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 authorizes the formation of registered limited liability partnerships and foreign limited liability partnerships as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, authorizes persons licensed to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying to form registered limited liability partnerships and foreign limited liability partnerships and requires those partnerships to provide security of no less than $2,000,000 for claims arising out of the partnership's professional practice. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, also provides that engineers or land surveyors are not prohibited from practicing or offering to practice, within the scope of their licensure, as a limited liability partnership if specified requirements are met, including, among others, that any offer, promotion, or advertisement by the business that contains the name of any individual in the business must clearly and specifically designate the license or registration discipline of the individual named. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2016. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2019.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 157, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2432.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1065.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 818.) (April 28).

  17. Set for hearing April 28.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 699.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. Set for hearing April 20.

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

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

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

Sponsors

  • Bates · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Cannella

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Bates

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 284 Cannella Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Brough — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the 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
Bloom — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Baker — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 284 do?
The Professional Engineers Act provides for the licensure and regulation of engineers and the Professional Land Surveyors' Act provides for the licensure and regulation of land surveyors by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. The Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 authorizes the formation of registered limited liability partnerships and foreign limited liability partnerships as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, authorizes persons licensed to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying to form registered limited liability partnerships and foreign limited liability partnerships and requires those partnerships to provide security of no less than $2,000,000 for claims arising out of the partnership's professional practice. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, also provides that engineers or land surveyors are not prohibited from practicing or offering to practice, within the scope of their licensure, as a limited liability partnership if specified requirements are met, including, among others, that any offer, promotion, or advertisement by the business that contains the name of any individual in the business must clearly and specifically designate the license or registration discipline of the individual named. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2016. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2019.
Who sponsors SB 284?
SB 284 is sponsored by Bates and Cannella.
What is the current status of SB 284?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 284?
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