California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2859 — Professions and vocations: retired category: licenses.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 473, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. 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 numerous boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the Department of Consumer Affairs that administer the licensing and regulation of various businesses and professions. Existing law authorizes any of the boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the department, except as specified, to establish by regulation a system for an inactive category of license for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation. Under existing law, the holder of an inactive license is prohibited from engaging in any activity for which a license is required. Existing law defines "board" for these purposes to include, unless expressly provided otherwise, a bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency. This bill would additionally authorize any of the boards within the department to establish by regulation a system for a retired category of license for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation. The bill would require that regulation to include specified provisions, including that a retired license be issued to a person with either an active license or an inactive license that was not placed on inactive status for disciplinary reasons. The bill also would prohibit the holder of a retired license from engaging in any activity for which a license is required, unless the board, by regulation, specifies the criteria for a retired licensee to practice his or her profession. The bill would authorize a board upon its own determination, and would require a board upon receipt of a complaint from any person, to investigate the actions of any licensee, including, among others, a person with a license that is retired or inactive. The bill would not apply to a board that has other statutory authority to establish a retired license.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 473, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6393.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5301.).

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 1).

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

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13).

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4688.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2859 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chu — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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

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3rd Reading AB2859 Low By Hill

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
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — 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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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 2859 LOW Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Burke — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2859 do?
Existing law provides for numerous boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the Department of Consumer Affairs that administer the licensing and regulation of various businesses and professions. Existing law authorizes any of the boards, bureaus, commissions, or programs within the department, except as specified, to establish by regulation a system for an inactive category of license for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation. Under existing law, the holder of an inactive license is prohibited from engaging in any activity for which a license is required. Existing law defines "board" for these purposes to include, unless expressly provided otherwise, a bureau, commission, committee, department, division, examining committee, program, and agency. This bill would additionally authorize any of the boards within the department to establish by regulation a system for a retired category of license for persons who are not actively engaged in the practice of their profession or vocation. The bill would require that regulation to include specified provisions, including that a retired license be issued to a person with either an active license or an inactive license that was not placed on inactive status for disciplinary reasons. The bill also would prohibit the holder of a retired license from engaging in any activity for which a license is required, unless the board, by regulation, specifies the criteria for a retired licensee to practice his or her profession. The bill would authorize a board upon its own determination, and would require a board upon receipt of a complaint from any person, to investigate the actions of any licensee, including, among others, a person with a license that is retired or inactive. The bill would not apply to a board that has other statutory authority to establish a retired license.
Who sponsors AB 2859?
AB 2859 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 2859?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2859?
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