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2011-2012 Bill Summary
Senate Committee on Business, Professions & Economic Development
Senator Curren D. Price, Jr., Chair
Note: Click on bill number to go to the bill’s Leginfo.ca.gov website Staff consultant legend at bottom of last page
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SB 6 Calderon Real Estate Appraisal and Evaluation
Updates California’s Real Estate Law, Appraisal Law, and Civil Code, to reflect recent changes enacted at the federal level, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).
Chapter 716, Statutes of 2011
CC
SB 53 Calderon Real estate licenses Changes California’s Real Estate Law, to give the Department of Real Estate more enforcement tools against mortgage fraud and other real estate violations, add safeguards to protect consumers who seek services from real estate licensees, and make technical changes to clean up the Real Estate Law.
Chapter 717, Statutes of 2011
BG
SB 100 Price Healing Arts Requires the Medical Board of California (MBC) to adopt regulations by January 1, 2013, on the appropriate level of physician availability, in clinics using laser or intense pulse light devices for elective cosmetic surgery; makes changes regarding the approval, oversight and inspection of “outpatient settings,” by MBC and accreditation agencies approved by the MBC, and in developing a plan of corrective action for any deficiencies found by the accreditation agencies or the MBC; revises the definition of “outpatient settings” to include fertility clinics that offer invitro fertilization.
Chapter 645, Statutes of 2011
RP
SB 101 Corbett Athlete agents: conflicts of interest
Updates the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act (Athlete Agents Act) to address potential conflicts of interest related to agencies servicing professional athletic teams and
Chapter 63, Statutes of 2011
SM
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leagues in situations where they are not related to the employment of athletes an agency may also represent.
SB 122 Price Nursing Authorizes the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) to receive a fee from applicants and for renewal of a school of nursing's authorization, requires BRN to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau) to delineate the powers of the Bureau related to consumer protection, and authorize the California Medical Board (Board) to determine that an applicant is eligible for a physician and surgeon's certificate if they attended a foreign medical school that is not recognized or has been previously disapproved by the Board if the applicant meets specified requirements.
Chapter 789, Statutes of 2012
BG
SB 146 Wyland Healing arts: professional clinical counselors
Revises provisions relating to mental health professionals to also include licensed professional clinical counselors, clinical counselor trainees, and clinical counselor interns; makes technical changes.
Chapter 381, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 147 Leno Furniture: flammability standards
Would have required the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation, on or before March 1, 2013, to modify Technical Bulletin 117 regarding product standards for fire retardant furniture to include a smolder flammability test to provide an alternative method of compliance that can be met without the use of chemical fire retardants and that does not compromise fire safety. Would authorize the Bureau Chief to additionally exempt polyurethane foam from the fire retardant requirements.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
SB 238 De Leon Athlete agents Increases penalties for a violation of the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act (Athlete Agents Act); requires an agent to relinquish all consideration
Chapter 146, Statutes of 2011
SM
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received in the violation, and specifies the distribution of relinquished moneys.
SB 260 Cannella Controlled: substances ephedrine or pseudoephedrine
Would have made it a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 4, or 6 years to possess, without regard to intent, 1/2 pound or more of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or any salts, isomers, or salts of isomers of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or 1/2 pound or more of a substance containing any of those substances.
Died in Senate Public Safety Committee
SM
SB 274 Wyland Healing arts Amends the practice of educational psychology, clinical social work or professional clinical counseling to include performing or offering to perform, or holding as able to perform services for remuneration in any form, including donations, and revises provisions allowing professional clinical counselor trainees, interns and applicants to perform services as an employee or as a volunteer.
Chapter 148, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 306 De Leon Accountancy Reinstates an expired five-day “safe harbor” period, to allow a temporary California practice privilege for certified public accountants licensed in other states.
Chapter 445, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 352 Huff Chiropractors Would have prohibited the treatment of hypersensitivity to foods, medications, environmental allergens, or venoms by a chiropractor, and prohibits a chiropractor from advertising that he or she provides or is able to provide those services.
Died in Assembly BP&CP Committee
BG
SB 363 Emmerson Marriage and family therapists
Allows marriage and family therapist trainees to continue counseling clients while not enrolled in a practicum if the enrollment lapse is less than 90 days, and immediately preceded and immediately followed by enrollment in a practicum course; limits the number of client-centered advocacy hours for a marriage and family therapist intern to 500 hours; allows
Chapter 384, Statutes of 2011
GV
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professional clinical counselors to supervise marriage and family therapist interns if they meet the training and education requirements to treat couples and families.
SB 376 Fuller Mortgage loan originators
Would have revised the definition of “real estate broker” to allow brokers to make, arrange, or service chattel mobile home loans under their Department of Real Estate (DRE) license, without having to secure an additional finance lender or broker license from the Department of Corporations.
Died on Assembly Floor BG
SB 380 Wright Continuing medical education
Authorizes the Medical Board (MBC) to set content standards for an educational activity concerning chronic disease, requires the MBC to periodically disseminate information and educational materials to physicians and general acute hospitals on prevention and treatment of chronic disease by the application of nutrition and lifestyle behavior.
Chapter 236, Statutes of 2011
RP
SB 431 Emmerson Pharmacies: regulation Expands reporting requirements to the Board of Pharmacy when a pharmacy discovers that an employee has been stealing drugs; prohibits a pharmacist whose California license has been revoked from dispensing medication to Californians via mail.
Chapter 646, Statutes of 2011
SM
SB 454 Pavley Energy efficiency standards
Authorizes the California Energy Commission to adopt an administrative enforcement process, including civil penalties, for violations of its appliance efficiency standards. Requires utility energy efficiency rebates to be provided only if work complies with applicable permitting and contractor licensing requirements.
Chapter 591, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 460 Price International trade marketing and promotion
Would have expanded the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency's (BTH) trade-related authority.
Died on Assembly Floor SM
SB 498 Liu Bureau for Private Would have abolished the Bureau for Private Died in Senate BP&ED SM
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Postsecondary Education: Successorship
Postsecondary Education, and would transfer the bureau’s powers and duties to the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Would have required the commission to adopt the regulations of the bureau and, by January 1, 2013, and to revise the regulations in accordance with specified procedures.
Committee
SB 510 Correa Real estate brokers: corporate officers: designating branch managers
Establishes various minimum requirements for an individual to become a branch manager and authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Real Estate to discipline a branch manager for failure to supervise branch operations.
Chapter 709, Statutes of 2011
CC
SB 538 Price Nursing Would have made a number of changes to the Nursing Practice Act, including granting the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) the authority to: (1) hire investigators and to have such investigators designated as peace officers, (2) approve schools of nursing and to receive an appropriate fee from applicants, and for renewal of the school of nursing’s authorization, (3) issue a cease and desist order to a school of nursing that has not been approved by the BRN and to inform the Attorney General of a school which continues to operate illegally. Would have extended the BRN’s sunset date to January 1, 2016.
Vetoed by Governor BG
SB 539 Price Nursing Extends the sunset date of the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) to January 1, 2016 and makes other changes.
Chapter 338, Statutes of 2011
CC
SB 540 Price Dentistry Extends the sunset date of the Dental Board of California (DBC) to January 1, 2016, adds one additional public member to the DBC, and makes other programmatic changes.
Chapter 385, Statutes of 2011
RP
SB 541 Price Regulatory boards: expert consultants
Authorizes the boards and bureaus within the Department of Consumer Affairs, as well as the
Chapter 339, Statutes of 2011
GV
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State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the Osteopathic Medical Board to continue to utilize expert consultants, as done in the past, without having to go through the formal contracting process.
SB 542 Price Was: Professions and vocations: regulatory boards Amended to: Inmate welfare fund
Was: Extend the provisions establishing the California Board of Accountancy (CBA), and its executive officer, and extend the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau (PFB), and make other changes. Amended to: Expand the list of services for which Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF) money may be spent.
Chapter 831, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 543 Price Business and professions: regulatory boards
Extends the sunset date of a number of boards, committees and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and makes programmatic and administrative changes to some of these entities.
Chapter 448, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 544 Price Professions and vocations: regulatory boards
Enacts the Consumer Health Protection Enforcement Act that includes various provisions relating to the investigation and enforcement of disciplinary actions against licensees of healing arts boards.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
RP
SB 550 Padilla Business: manufactured optical discs
Allows law enforcement officials to inspect commercial optical disc (CD or DVD) manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with existing laws that require certain identifying marks on each disc, prohibits the possession of optical disc manufacturing equipment that has not been adapted to apply the required identifying marks, requires optical disc manufacturers to keep certain records, and increases the maximum fines applicable to a person who violates the provisions regulating manufactured optical discs.
Chapter 421, Statutes of 2011
SM
SB 619 Fuller California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009:
Exempts flight instruction providers or programs that do not require the upfront payment of tuition or fees, and do not require students to
Chapter 309, Statutes of 2011
SM
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exemptions enter into a contract of indebtedness in order to receive training, from regulation by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education.
SB 628 Yee Acupuncture: regulation Makes it unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use the title of “Doctor” or use the abbreviation “Dr.” in connection with the practice of acupuncture unless he/she holds a license authorizing that use or a specified degree.
Chapter 326, Statutes of 2012
RP
SB 632 Emmerson Marriage and family therapists
Clarifies which marriage and family therapist (MFT) trainees are allowed to counsel clients outside of a practicum course, and clarifies a limited exemption for trainees who are not allowed to counsel clients outside of a practicum course.
Chapter 50, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 658 Negrete McLeod
Licensed funeral establishments: price list: Internet posting
Requires a funeral establishment to make its general price list available by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail, or to post that information on its Internet Web site, as specified, by January 1, 2013.
Chapter 386, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 667 Runner Naturopathic doctors Would have specified that a naturopathic doctor may also independently dispense, furnish, administer, and order epinephrine and natural and synthetic hormones, as specified. Would authorize a naturopathic doctor to independently dispense, furnish, administer, order, and prescribe vitamins, minerals, and nonprescription drugs, among other substances, using various specified routes of administration.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
RP
SB 671 Price Shorthand reporters: continuing education requirements
Would have required the Court Reporters Board of California to establish continuing education requirements for renewal of a shorthand report certificate.
Vetoed by Governor GV
SB 675 Wright Private postsecondary education: non-English
Would have required that private postsecondary education institutions to
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
SM
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speaking students administer a test of English language proficiency to a nonnative speaker of English, as defined, prior to enrolling the student.
SB 692 Walters Professional engineers URGENCY
Would have established practice acts for agricultural, chemical, control system, fire protection, industrial, metallurgical, nuclear, petroleum, and traffic engineers. Would have authorized any licensed engineer to practice engineering work in any of those fields in which he or she is competent and proficient.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
SB 694 Padilla Dental care Would have created a Statewide Office of Oral Health (Office) within the Department of Public Health (DPH), would have defined the Office's duties, and authorizes the Office to oversee a large study assessing the ability of midlevel dental practitioners to perform specified additional procedures.
Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee
RP
SB 697 Emmerson Veterinary medicine Would have authorized the Board of Veterinary Medicine to issue citations for unlicensed activity. Would have provided that failure to comply with a citation is a misdemeanor, and would designate the distribution of fine moneys collected through convictions of that crime.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
BG
SB 702 Lieu Dog licensing: microchip implants
Would have required owners of an animal that is claimed or adopted from a shelter to implant a microchip in their animal upon release.
Vetoed by Governor BG
SB 704 Negrete McLeod
Healing arts: licensees: Board of Behavioral Sciences
Revises examination requirements for marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social workers and associate social workers, and makes technical changes.
Chapter 387, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 706 Price Business and professions
Makes numerous enforcement enhancements to the Department of Real Estate and the Office of Real Estate Appraisers; requires licensing boards to post information about licensees on the Internet, as specified; and makes updating
Chapter 712, Statutes of 2011
GV
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and conforming changes.
SB 744 Wyland Water submeters: testing
Until January 1, 2016, deems any water submeter tested by equipment that is regularly calibrated by tests that are directly traceable to standards promulgated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to be tested, sealed, and approved for commercial use, if specified conditions are met.
Vetoed by Governor GV
SB 746 Lieu Tanning facilities Prohibits the use of ultraviolet tanning devices by persons under the age of 18.
Chapter 664, Statutes of 2011
SM
SB 747 Kehoe Continuing education: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients
Would have required physicians and surgeons, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, psychologists, psychiatric technicians, marriage and family therapists, and clinical social workers, to take at least one continuing education course that provides instruction on cultural competency, sensitivity, and best practices for providing adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (LGBT).
Vetoed by Governor RP
SB 773 Negrete McLeod
Accountants Establishes requirements for ethics courses that certified public accountants must complete to gain licensure.
Chapter 344, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 817 Vets Cmte State contracts: participation goals
Would have restructured the criteria for businesses to qualify as a disabled veteran business enterprise.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
SM
SB 823 Corbett Consumer affairs Would have created the Made in California Program within the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) and made it an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive business practice to use a designated Made in California label without participating in the Made in California Program.
Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee
SM
SB 824 Negrete McLeod
Opticians: regulation Requires a registered dispensing optician (RDO) who sells or transfers ownership of their business to return the certificate of registration
Chapter 389, Statutes of 2011
RP
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to the Medical Board of California (MBC) within 10 calendar days after the change of ownership is complete, and requires the RDO assuming ownership of the business record with the MBC a written notice of the change in ownership with 10 calendar days.
SB 828 Runner Small Business Appeals Board
Would have established the Small Business Appeals Board in state government, to consist of a specified membership. Would authorize the board to grant a hearing and review the order, ruling, action, or failure to act of any state agency, except a state taxing agency, upon the petition of any small business affected by the order, ruling, action, or failure to act.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
SM
SB 869 Yee Automotive repair dealers: airbags
Increases the penalty for a person who, after preparing a written estimate to repair a deployed airbag, fails to properly repair and restore that airbag to its original condition.
Chapter 430, Statutes of 2011
CC
SB 865 Negrete McLeod
Contractors: expertise: legal representation
Would have required the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) to provide legal representation to any person hired to provide expertise in a licensing or disciplinary matter when, as a result of providing that expertise, that person is named as a defendant in a civil action, and requires the CSLB to indemnify the expert for a rendered judgment.
Died in Assembly Judiciary Committee
GV
SB 875 Price Real estate licensees Allows the Department of Real Estate Commissioner (Commissioner ) to bar individuals from licensure and licensure examinations for specified violations, and makes other changes to Real Estate Law.
Chapter 380, Statutes of 2012
ML
SB 886 Corbett Sprinkler fitters: licensing
Would have prohibited any person from installing or modifying a fire sprinkler system, a wet standpipe system, or an automatic fire extinguishing system without a certificate of registration issued by the State Fire Marshal.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
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SB 924 Price Physical therapists: direct access to services: professional corporations.
Would have allowed physical therapists (PTs) to treat patients without a diagnosis from a physician for 30 business days, and thereafter under specified conditions, and specifies who may be shareholders, officers, directors, or professional employees of medical corporations, podiatry corporations, chiropractic corporations, and physical therapy corporations.
Died in Assembly Rules Committee
BG
SB 933 Runner Speech-language pathology and audiology: hearing aid dispensers.
Recasts the Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensing Law into the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act.
Chapter 449, Statutes of 2011
RP
SB 943 BP&ED Healing arts Makes several non-controversial, technical changes to various miscellaneous provisions pertaining to regulatory boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs and professions regulated primarily under the Business and Professions Code.
Chapter 350, Statutes of 2011
SM
SB 944 BP&ED Business and professions
Makes several non-controversial, technical changes to various miscellaneous provisions pertaining to regulatory boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs and professions regulated primarily under the Business and Professions Code.
Chapter 432, Statutes of 2011
GV
SB 969 Vargas Pet groomers Would have established a non-governmental Pet Grooming Council to manage voluntary certificate programs for pet groomers, pet bathers, and pet brushers.
Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee
BG
SB 975 Wright Professions and vocations: regulatory authority
Provides that, beginning July 1, 2013, the California Architects Board and the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists within Department of Consumer Affairs shall have the sole and exclusive authority to license and regulate its profession and vocation, and provides that no city, county, city and county, school district, other special
Vetoed by Governor GV
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district, local or regional agency, joint powers agency, or state agency or department shall impose a licensing requirement upon a person licensed to practice by either board.
SB 978 Vargas Securities transactions: exemption from qualification requirements
Changes the Real Estate Law and Corporations Code, to increase real estate investor protections, and require the Department of Corporations to focus greater regulatory scrutiny on, and provide greater transparency regarding, the activities of those who solicit investors in connection with real estate investments.
Chapter 669, Statutes of 2012
ML
SB 1061 Walters Professional engineers URGENCY
Would have established practice acts for agricultural, chemical, control system, fire protection, industrial, metallurgical, nuclear, petroleum, and traffic engineers. Would have authorized any licensed engineer to practice engineering work in any of those fields in which he or she is competent and proficient.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
SB 1070 Steinberg Career Technical Education Pathways Program
Recasts and revises provisions of the Education Code that govern the Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative, and extends the program’s sunset date from January 1, 2013 until June 30, 2018.
Chapter 433, Statutes of 2012
BG
SB 1077 Price Alarm companies: limited liability companies
Authorizes a licensed alarm company to be organized as a limited liability company, until January 1, 2016.
Chapter 291, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1095 Rubio Pharmacy: clinics Authorizes outpatient settings and ambulatory surgical centers to purchase drugs at wholesale for administering and dispensing to their patients.
Chapter 454, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1162 Runner Animal control: tranquilizers
Allows an animal control or humane officer to administer a tranquilizer when trained and under the direct or indirect supervision of a veterinarian.
Chapter 594, Statutes of 2012
BG
SB 1165 Wright Public Utilities Would have expanded the intervenor Died in Senate GV
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Commission: intervenor compensation
compensation program at the California Public Utilities Commission to include school districts, county offices of education, and community college districts.
Appropriations Committee
SB 1172 Lieu Healing arts: sexual orientation change efforts
Prohibits a mental health provider from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age, regardless of the willingness of a patient, patient's parent, guardian, conservator, or other person to authorize such efforts.
Chapter 835, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1183 Lieu Board of Behavioral Sciences: continuing education
Would have eliminated the Board of Behavioral Sciences' authority to approve continuing education course providers for its licensees and would have instead required continuing education providers to be approved by accrediting organizations.
Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee
LC
SB 1197 Calderon Crematories: burning of flags. Amended to: Income taxes: credits: film: extension
Would have authorized a crematory regulated by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to cremate American flags separately from human remains, in accordance with federal law, and on specified days. Gut and amended to extend the operation of the California Motion Picture Tax Credit for two years.
Chapter 840, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1202 Leno Dental hygienists Makes a number of clean up changes regarding the licensure and regulation of registered dental hygienists by the Dental Hygiene Committee of California and increases various regulatory fee ceilings.
Chapter 331, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1215 Emmerson Healing arts optometry Establishes a retired license status and a retired license with a volunteer service designation for optometrists and defines temporary practice for optometrists.
Chapter 359, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1236 Price Healing arts boards Extends the sunset dates of numerous boards, committees and programs under the Department of Consumer Affairs and makes related conforming and technical changes.
Chapter 332, Statutes of 2012
GV
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SB 1237 Price Professions and vocations
Would have extended the sunset dates for various professional boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Contents amended into SB 1236.
Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee
ML
SB 1238 Price Was: Professions: Board of Psychology: Board of Behavioral Sciences. Gutted and amended to: Massage therapy
Original bill dealt with extending the sunset date for the Board of Psychology, and Board of Behavioral Sciences. Amended to make a number of changes to the law pertaining to the California Massage Therapy Council.
Chapter 655, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1239 Price Was: Professions and vocations: acupuncture board. Gut and amended to: Local government: assessments, fees, and charges
Would have extended the sunset date for the Acupuncture Board and the term of the Board's executive officer by two years, until January 1, 2017. Contents amended into SB 1236. Gut and amended to define the term "real property" for purposes of the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act.
Died in Assembly Rules Committee
BG
SB 1273 Lowenthal Athletic trainers Would have created the Athletic Trainers Practice Act and established the Athletic Trainer Licensing Committee within the Physical Therapy Board of California to license and regulate athletic trainers, commencing January 1, 2013.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
ML
SB 1301 Hernandez Prescription drugs: 90 day supply
Authorizes a pharmacist to dispense not more than a 90-day supply of medication pursuant to a valid prescription that specifies the initial dispensing of a lesser amount followed by periodic refills of that amount if the patient has completed an initial 30-day supply of the medication.
Chapter 455, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1329 Simitian Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program
Expands the types of entities that can donate and dispense medication in the prescription drug depository and distribution program that provides donated medication to medically indigent patients, and allows counties to
Chapter 709, Statutes of 2012
GV
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establish a program through an action by the county board or through an action of the public health officer of the county, instead of through county ordinance only.
SB 1338 Kehoe Abortion Would have allowed a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant who has completed training in a specified Health Workforce Pilot Project through the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, and received such training on or before January 1, 2013, to continue to perform abortions by aspiration techniques.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
BG
SB 1387 Emmerson Metal theft Prohibits junk dealers and recyclers from possessing a fire hydrant, manhole cover or backflow device without proper certification, as specified; and provides that possession of a stolen fire hydrant, manhole cover or backflow device by a person engaged in the salvage, recycling, purchase or sale of scrap metal, shall be punishable by fine up to $3,000.
Chapter 656, Statutes of 2012
ML
SB 1405 De Leon Accountancy: military service: practice privilege
Revises California's practice privilege statutes for the practice of accountancy to allow out-of-state licensees to practice in California with no notice or fee paid to the California Board of Accountancy, and allows certified public accountants, public accountants and public accounting firms to have their permits placed on military inactive status.
Chapter 411, Statutes of 2012
GV
SB 1424 Harman Professions and vocations: architects, professional engineers, and land surveyors: contracting with state or local agencies
Would have required architects, engineers and land surveyors, when competing to provide services to a public agency, to comply with the law relating to entering into contracts based on demonstrated competence and professional qualifications rather than competitive bidding.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
SB 1444 Anderson Assistive devices: warranty
Would have provided separate warranty requirements for hearing aids.
Died in Senate Judiciary Committee
LC
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SB 1446 Negrete McLeod
Healing arts: naturopathic doctors
Allows naturopathic doctors to independently prescribe and administer vitamins, minerals, amino acids, glutathione, botanicals and their extracts, homeopathic medicines, electrolytes, sugars, and diluents.
Chapter 333, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1460 Yee Automotive repair: replacement parts
Would have repealed and recast provisions for an automobile insurer's authorization of non-original equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) aftermarket crash parts used to repair an insured's vehicle. Would have authorized, in an automotive insurance policy, the inclusion of terms specifying that the insurer may use non-OEM aftermarket crash parts to repair the insured's vehicle. Would have provided a presumption that certified new non-OEM parts used to repair the insured's damaged vehicle are sufficient to return the vehicle to its pre-loss condition. Would have required the supplier of a certified new non-OEM crash part to provide a written consumer warranty and a 60-day service guarantee to the auto body repair shop.
Died in Senate Judiciary Committee
GV
SB 1481 Negrete McLeod
Clinical laboratories: community pharmacies
Allows pharmacists to perform specific Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waived tests without the supervision of a laboratory director.
Chapter 874, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1483 Steinberg Physicians and surgeons
Would have created the Physician Health, Awareness, and Monitoring Quality Act and established the Physician Health Program, which would have been a referral and monitoring program for physicians, medical students, and medical residents seeking treatment for alcohol or substance abuse, a mental disorder, or other health conditions.
Died on Assembly Floor BG
SB 1488 Yee Chinese Medicine cert Would have established the California Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology Council to administer a California certified traditional Chinese Medicine traumatologist
Died in Assembly BP&CP Committee
BG
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certificate program, until January 1, 2017.
SB 1524 Hernandez Nursing Deletes the requirement that a certified nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner must complete six months of physician and surgeon supervised experience in the furnishing or ordering of drugs or devices; provides that a physician and surgeon may determine the extent of supervision necessary in the furnishing or ordering of drugs and devices.
Chapter 796, Statutes of 2012
BG
SB 1527 Negrete McLeod
Social workers: licensing
Revises applicant requirements for registration as a marriage and family therapist (MFT), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), associate clinical social worker (ACSW), or licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC).
Chapter 800, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1575 BP&ED Committee
Professions and vocations: health (Health omnibus)
Makes non-controversial minor, non-substantive or technical changes to various provisions pertaining to the health-related regulatory Boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Chapter 799, Statutes of 2012
LC
SB 1576 BP&ED Committee
Professions and vocations: non-health (Non-health omnibus)
Makes non-controversial, minor, non-substantive or technical changes to various provisions within the Business and Professions Code relating to the regulatory boards of the Department of Consumer Affairs and to the weights and measures provisions relating to the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Chapter 661, Statutes of 2012
GV
SCR 33 Price Foreign investment Expresses the sentiment of the Legislature that it is in California's economic interest to promote opportunities for using the federal EB-5 investment visa program in the state.
Chapter 60, Statutes of 2011
SM
SJR 4 Harman United States: Korea Free Trade Agreement
Would have memorialized Congress to approve and enact the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
SM
AB 75 Hill Documents: notaries public: solicitations
Revises current provisions of laws pertaining to solicitations and public notaries, and authorizes the Secretary of State to refuse to perform a
Chapter 269, Statutes of 2011
SM
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service or refuse a filing based on a reasonable belief that the service or filing is fraudulent.
AB 214 Davis Photocopiers Requires identification cards for employees of a professional photocopier or a partnership or corporation, to include a photograph of the employee.
Chapter 287, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 278 Hill Real estate Makes changes to California's non-judicial foreclosure process.
Chapter 86, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 367 Smyth Behavioral sciences Requires the Board of Behavioral Sciences to report, within 10 working days, to the State Department of Health Care Services the name and license number of a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, surrendered, made inactive by the licensee, or place in another category that prohibits the licensee from practicing his or her profession, as of January 1, 2015.
Chapter 154, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 374 Was: Hayashi Amended to: Hill
Was: Athletic trainers Amended to: Funeral directors and embalmers
Was: Establish a title act for athletic trainers. Gut and amended to specify that if an applicant for assignment of a funeral establishment's license is not able to submit an audit report due to specified circumstances, the applicant may request approval from the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to secure a bond guaranteeing the payment of any shortages in the establishment's trust funds and provides an administrative penalty if an applicant provides misleading information.
Chapter 364, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 377 Solorio Pharmacy Would have authorized a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy to prepare medications, by performing specified functions for administration only to inpatients within its own general acute care hospital, or one or more general acute care hospitals under the same ownership and located within 75 miles of each other. Would have imposed issuance and annual renewal fees for a specialty license from
Died in Assembly Health Committee
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the State Board of Pharmacy.
AB 389 Mitchell Bleeding disorders Establishes requirements for providers of blood clotting products for home use to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
Chapter 75, Statutes of 2012
SM
AB 397 Monning Workers compensation insurance: contractors
Requires a licensed contractor with an exemption for workers compensation insurance to recertify the exemption upon license renewal or provide proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage.
Chapter 546, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 399 B. Lowenthal Corrections Gutted and Amended to: Medi-Cal: pharmacy providers: drug reimbursement
Would have required rather than authorized, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to incorporate specified components into its pharmacy services program and license its pharmacies meet all applicable regulations. Gut and amended to make a variety of policy changes relating to the Department of Health Care Services when determining the reimbursement rates to be paid to pharmacies for drugs purchased through fee-for-service Medi-Cal.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
SM
AB 415 Logue Healing arts: telehealth Establishes the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011 to revise and update existing law to facilitate the advancement of telehealth as a service delivery mode in managed care and the Medi-Cal Program.
Chapter 547, Statutes of 2011
RP
AB 417 B. Berryhill Structural pest control Prohibits a city or county from prohibiting a person authorized by the Structural Pest Control Board by a license, certificate, or other such means to engage in a particular business, from engaging in that business, occupation, or profession or any portion thereof, as specified.
Chapter 99, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 431 Ma Retired public accountants
Authorizes the Board of Accountancy to establish a retired status license for certified public accountants and public accountants.
Chapter 395, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 507 Hayashi Controlled substances: pain management
Makes technical and conforming changes to existing law related to severe chronic
Chapter 396, Statutes of 2011
RP
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intractable pain and to the California Intractable Pain Treatment Act. Repeals the authorization for the Department of Justice to employ a physician to interview and examine any patient in connection with the prescription possession or use of a controlled substance, and that requires a patient to submit to the interview and examination, and that permits the physician to testify in administrative proceedings.
AB 536 Ma Physicians and surgeons
Requires the Medical Board of California to post on its Internet Web site notification of an expungement order and the date of the order within six months of receiving a certified copy of the order from a licensee.
Chapter 379, Statutes of 2011
RP
AB 584 Fong Workers' compensation: utilization review
Would have required that a physician who is conducting utilization review be licensed in California.
Vetoed by Governor RP
AB 611 Gordon Private postsecondary education: unaccredited
Sets forth certain disclosure requirements pertaining to accreditation status, licensure, and related limitations for unaccredited doctoral programs.
Chapter 103, Statutes of 2011
SM
AB 619 Halderman Massage therapy Authorizes the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) to revoke the massage certificate of an owner or operator of a massage business for an employee or independent contractor's violations; requires certificate holders to include their name and certificate number in all advertising and to display their certificate at their place of business; requires CAMTC to be sued only in the county of its principal office.
Chapter 162, Statutes of 2011
BG
AB 655 Hayashi Healing arts: peer review
Revises the medical peer review process by requiring a peer review body to respond to the request of another peer review body and produce specified information concerning a licentiate under review.
Chapter 380, Statutes of 2011
RP
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AB 750 Hueso Finance: investment trust blue ribbon task force
Would have established a 13-member Investment Trust Blue Ribbon Task Force for the purpose of considering and issuing a recommendation of the viability of establishing a California Investment Trust by December 2012.
Vetoed by Governor
AB 761 Roger Hernández
Optometrists Allows optometrists to independently perform waived clinical laboratory tests necessary for the diagnosis of conditions and diseases of the eye.
Chapter 714, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 778 Atkins Health care service plans
Would have permitted a dispensing optician, an optical company, a manufacturer or distributor of optical goods, or a non-optometric corporation to own a health care service plan (health plan) that provides vision care services and share its profits, contract for business services with, lease office space or equipment to or from, or share office space with, a health plan that provides vision care services, and jointly advertise vision care services with a health plan that provides vision care services.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
LC
AB 783 Hayashi Professional corporations: licensed physical therapists and occupational therapists
Would have added physical therapists and occupational therapists to the list of licensed health care professionals who can be shareholders, officers, directors, or professional employees of a medical corporation, podiatric medical corporation or chiropractic corporation, so long as the sum of all shares owned by the licensed persons does not exceed 49% of the total number of shares of the professional corporation.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
RP
AB 878 Bill Berryhill Contractors: workers compensation insurance.
Requires a workers compensation insurer to report to the Contractors State License Board a licensed contractor whose insurance policy it cancels.
Chapter 686, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 956 Roger Hernández
Marriage and family therapy: interns and
Requires a marriage and family therapist registered intern or a marriage and family
Chapter 166, Statutes of 2011
GV
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trainees: advertisements
therapist trainee, to provide each client or patient with certain information prior to performing professional services, as specified, and requires any advertisement by or on behalf of a registered intern or trainee to include specified information.
AB 1013 Committee on Higher Education
Private postsecondary education
Clarifies the California Postsecondary Education Act and the related oversight provided by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
Chapter 167, Statutes of 2011
SM
AB 1072 Fuentes Community development: California Promise Neighborhoods Initiative.
Would have created the California Promise Neighborhoods Initiative in the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) with the purpose of maximizing collective efforts within a community to improve the health, safety, education and economic development of each neighborhood. Would direct GOED to work with various agencies and departments and give cities, counties and school districts, in a promise neighborhood, priority for certain programs, grants and funding.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
SM
AB 1091 Morrell Contractors Revises and recasts requirements for a contractor license to notify the Contractors State License Board when a licensed qualifier disassociates from a contractor's license.
Chapter 168, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 1121 Pan Dog licensing: issuance: puppy licenses
Would have allowed cities and counties to issue puppy licenses, as defined; specified provisions by which cities and counties can issue puppy licenses, and required pet dealers, rescue groups and other specified entities to submit monthly reports containing information about recently sold or adopted dogs.
Vetoed by Governor BG
AB 1127 Brownley Physicians and surgeons: unprofessional conduct
Makes it unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to repeatedly fail, in the absence of good cause, to attend and participate in an interview scheduled by the mutual agreement of the physician and surgeon and the Medical
Chapter 115, Statutes of 2011
RP
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Board of California (MBC). Makes this provision applicable only to a physician and surgeon who is the subject of an investigation by the MBC.
AB 1137 V. Manuel Pérez
Economic development: foreign trade
Would have made a number of changes to state international trade and trade promotion programs. Would codify California's role in the federal EB-5 program and create the California Export Promotion and Gap Financing Program, specifying performance measures and reporting requirements for each.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
SM
AB 1181 Butler Weights and measure Prohibits the sale of a commodity when it is sold based upon a quantity represented by the purchaser or using the purchaser's equipment from paying the seller less than the highest applicable per unit for that commodity.
Chapter 662, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1210 Garrick Water quality: stormwater discharge: civil engineering activities
Would have exempted a licensed civil engineer from additional experience, training, or certification requirements in order to prepare Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans.
Vetoed by Governor GV
AB 1225 Committee on Veterans Affairs
Cemeteries: veteran's commemorative property.
Establishes requirements for the sale, trade or transfer of all or any part of a veteran's commemorative property, if certain conditions are met.
Chapter 774, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1267 Halderman Physicians and surgeons: certificate
Requires a physician and surgeon's certificate to be automatically placed on inactive status during any period of incarceration after a misdemeanor conviction.
Chapter 169, Statutes of 2011
RP
AB 1279 Fletcher Animal shelters Would have changed and deleted obsolete terminology in provisions of the Business and Professions Code, the Civil Code, the Food and Agriculture Code, the Health and Safety Code and the Penal Code dealing with the seizure, impounding, rescue, adoption, and euthanasia of abandoned and surrendered animals by animal shelters and rescue organizations.
Died at Senate Desk BG
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AB 1307 Skinner State Board of Equalization: administration: collections
Increases the State Board of Equalization's (BOE's) ability to collect outstanding tax and fee liabilities. Authorizes the Registrar of Contractors to suspend (or refuse to issue, reinstate, or renew) a license if the licensee has failed to resolve all outstanding final liabilities, including taxes, penalties, interest, and fees, assessed by the BOE.
Chapter 734, Statutes of 2011
GV
AB 1325 Lara Business filings: fictitious business name statements
Requires fictitious business name (FBN) statements to contain a notice that false declarations are a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and requires FBN statement registrants or their agents to provide specified personal identification information at the time of filing, beginning January 1, 2014.
Chapter 368, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1409 V. Manuel Pérez
Regulations: small businesses
Would have clarified alternatives to be considered by an agency when proposing adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation. Would have required the Department of General Services to provide in its State Administrative Manual guidance on procedures that facilitate the review of existing regulations and the implementation of new and modified regulations, and require the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to comment on the small business impact on proposed and existing regulations.
Died in Senate Rules Committee
BG
AB 1410 Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Amended to: V. Manuel Pérez
Was: State government: international relations Amended to: Salton Sea restoration
Would have reorganized the statutory placement of the Office of the California-Mexico Affairs and the California-Mexico Border Relations Council from a general title within state government to a more specific title on foreign relations within the Government Code. Gut and amended to require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency with the Salton Sea Authority to lead Salton Sea Restoration
Died in Senate Rules Committee
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efforts.
AB 1443 Logue Home furnishings: inspections: reimbursement
Requires the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation (Bureau) to reimburse the manufacturer, distributer, or retailer for the actual cost of an article or sample of upholstered furniture or bedding, including pillows or cushions or insulation taken for analysis, unless the article or sample is found to be in violation of the law.
Chapter 90, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1460 Huber California Commission on Industrial Innovation
Repeals the California Commission on Industrial Innovation.
Chapter 164, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB1508 Carter Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous materials
Revises the exemption from the requirement for a junk dealer or recycler to collect seller information and delay payment for three days, for the sale of nonferrous materials with a value under $20, to require that the majority of the transaction must be to purchase beverage containers, and excludes purchase of copper or copper alloys from that exemption.
Chapter 531, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1518 Perea Weighmasters: automated weighing systems
Authorizes any weighmaster weighing any vehicle moving construction materials to use an unattended weighing system to weigh the vehicle and issue a weighmaster certificate.
Chapter 344, Statutes of 2012
ML
AB 1533 Mitchell Medicine: trainees: international medical graduates
Authorizes until January 1, 2019, a clinical instruction pilot program for certain bilingual international medical graduates (IMGs) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as part of an existing pre-residency training program, at the option of UCLA. Allows IMGs to engage in hands-on clinical training while participating in the IMG pilot program.
Chapter 109, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1545 V. Manuel Pérez
Economic development projects.
Would have authorized the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) to establish a binational financing authority to facilitate and finance infrastructure
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
BG
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and economic development projects in the California-Mexico border region.
AB 1548 Carter Practice of medicine: cosmetic surgery: employment of physicians and surgeons
Provides that when a business that provides outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedure or treatment employs a physician to serve as a medical director of a health care practice that the physician does not own, and the business provides medical care that can only be provided by the holder of a valid California medical license, the business would be guilty of specified violations of law.
Chapter 140, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1581 Wieckowski Advertising: business location representations: floral businesses.
Makes it an infraction for a provider or vendor of floral or ornamental products or services, as defined, to misrepresent the geographic location of its business.
Chapter 633, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1583 Roger Hernández
Bulk merchandise pallets
Prohibits junk dealers and recyclers from purchasing or receiving bulk merchandise pallets marked with an indicia of ownership from anyone except the indicated owner unless specified information is provided. Allows junk dealers or recyclers to accept a passport or a Matricula Consular as one of the methods of identification required for recordkeeping purposes and for payment of nonferrous materials.
Chapter 300, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1588 Atkins Professions and vocations: reservist licensee: fees and continuing education.
Requires boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs to waive professional license renewal fees, continuing education requirements, and other renewal requirements as determined by the licensing board, for any licensee or registrant called to military active duty.
Chapter 742, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1615 Miller Human remains. Would have required the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to license and regulate hydrolysis facilities and hydrolysis facility managers and enact requirements substantially similar to those for cremation.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
GV
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AB 1621 Halderman Physicians and surgeons: prostate cancer
Exempts physicians and surgeons working on a trauma case from having to provide patients with specified information regarding examination of a patient’s prostate gland when treating a trauma care patient.
Chapter 76, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1623 Yamada Weights and measures: inspection fees
Extends the authority of a county board of supervisors to charge fees to recover the costs of the county sealer until January 1, 2018, and establishes or revises a number of device fee caps.
Chapter 234, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1646 Campos California Demonstration of Emerging Market Opportunities Act.
Would have established the California Demonstration of Emerging Market Opportunities Program (CalDEMO Program), within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), for the purpose of facilitating agreements with for-profit and non-profit organizations to use state facilities and other resources to test and deploy at scale innovative products, services and processes.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
BG
AB 1718 Hill Real estate broker licenses
Repeals and recasts requirements that must be met prior to the licensure of real estate brokers, to provide that the Real Estate Commissioner may grant an original real estate broker license to an applicant who: (1) has passed the real estate broker license examination, (2) satisfied other specified requirements, (3) either held a real estate salesperson's license, or (4) holds an active membership in the State Bar of California or has graduated from a four-year university with a specialization in real estate.
Chapter 193, Statutes of 2012
ML
AB 1777 Ma Disposition of cremated remains
Authorizes the use of a scattering urn to scatter cremated remains at sea from a boat.
Chapter 79, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 1782 Hill Weighmasters: exemptions
Establishes an exemption from the requirement to register as a weighmaster to a facility handling medical waste which reports net weights, and not estimates, to the generator of
Chapter 693, Statutes of 2012
ML
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the medical waste and to the Department of Public Health (DPH) in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Waste Management Act.
AB 1821 Hall Security personnel: firearm qualification cards
Authorizes a security guard or patrolperson to carry and use a firearm pending receipt of a permanent or replacement firearm qualification card if he or she carries a hard copy of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services' approval and a valid picture identification.
Chapter 117, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 1822 Bill Berryhill California Architects Board
Staggers the terms of California Architects Board (Board) members appointed by the Governor, and authorizes the Board to accept an application containing an individual tax identification number, or other appropriate identification number determined by the Board, in lieu of a social security number.
Chapter 317, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1839 Ma Veterinary medicine: veterinary assistants
Authorizes veterinary assistants to administer a controlled substance if specified requirements are satisfied, including the completion of a background check.
Chapter 239, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 1877 Ma Repossession agencies: exemptions.
Exempts, until January 1, 2018, an equipment dealer and its employees from licensure as a repossession agency if they regularly sell specified collateral subject to a security agreement of the manufacturer or a manufacturer's affiliate.
Chapter 476, Statutes of 2012
ML
AB 1892 Halderman Department of Consumer Affairs: construction defect solicitations
Would have required the Department of Consumer Affairs to post a notice on its Internet Web site advising consumers who receive a construction defect solicitation to check with their builder in addition to taking any further action.
Vetoed by Governor LC
AB 1896 Chesbro Tribal health programs: health care practitioners
Aligns California law with federal law to exempt a health care practitioner licensed in any state who practices as part of the tribal health
Chapter 119, Statutes of 2012
LC
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program from the licensure requirements of the state in which the tribal health program is located.
AB 1904 Block Professions and vocations: military spouses: expedited licensure
Requires a board under the Department of Consumer Affairs to expedite the licensure process for military spouses and domestic partners of a military member who is on active duty in California.
Chapter 399, Statutes of 2012
LC
AB 1926 Solorio Service contracts Would include in the definition of service contract a written contract for the performance of services relating to the maintenance, replacement, or repair of optical products, thereby making administrators and sellers of those contracts subject to registration with the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
GV
AB 1939 Pan Dog licensing: issuance: puppy licenses.
Would have created a pilot project in specified counties to require pet dealers, and specified others, to submit a report once a month to the city or county responsible for licensing dogs regarding dog sales and adoptions; and sunset the pilot project on January 1, 2018; and, allow licensing agencies to issue puppy licenses.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
BG
AB 2003 Torres Junk dealers and recyclers: nonferrous materials: payment
Would have required junk dealers and recyclers to provide payment to sellers of nonferrous material only by mailed check.
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
AB 2012 John A. Pérez
Economic development Transfers the authority for undertaking international trade and foreign investment activities from the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency (BTH) to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), including establishing and terminating any international trade and investment office. Transfers the responsibility for establishing an Internet-based permit assistance center from the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to GO-Biz.
Chapter 294, Statutes of 2012
BG
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AB 2021 Wagner Works of improvement: disputed amounts
Would have revised the amount that an owner can withhold from a contractor, and a contractor from a subcontractor, from progress, retention, or final payments in disputed private works of improvement.
Died on Senate Floor GV
AB 2219 Knight Contractors workers compensation insurance coverage
Deletes the sunset date, thereby extending indefinitely the existing law requiring contractors who hold a roofing contractor (C-39) classification to maintain workers compensation insurance, regardless of whether they have employees, and makes additional changes regarding C-39 contractors.
Chapter 389, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 2237 Monning Contractors: definition Specifies that a consultant within the definition of a home improvement contractor, is a consultant who schedules subcontractors, reviews and makes recommendations on bids and the selection of contractors, or who provides or oversees a bid, or who arranges for and sets up work schedules for contractors and subcontractors and maintains oversight of a construction project.
Chapter 371, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 2296 Block California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009
Expands the requirements to be met by private postsecondary educational institutions subject to state oversight under the California Private Postsecondary Education Act by expanding disclosures related to unaccredited programs; expanding disclosure requirements for all regulated institutions; establishing more stringent criteria for determining gainful employment and calculating job placement rates; and, increasing institutional documentation and reporting requirements around completion rates, job placement/license exam passage rates, and salary/wage information for graduates.
Chapter 585, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 2312 Ammiano Controlled substances Would have created a nine-member Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement to regulate the
Died in Senate BP&ED Committee
GV
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medical marijuana industry and to collect fees from medical marijuana businesses to be deposited into a new Medical Marijuana Fund. Would have authorized local taxes on medical marijuana up to 5%.
AB 2348 Mitchell Registered nurses: dispensation of drugs
Allows registered nurses (RNs) to dispense and administer hormonal contraceptives under a standardized procedure, as specified, and allows RNs to dispense drugs and devices upon an order by a certified nurse-midwife (CNM), a nurse practitioner (NP), or a physician assistant (PA) while functioning within specified clinic settings.
Chapter 460, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 2389 Bonnie Lowenthal
Contractor disclosure requirements
Would have prohibited a contractor entering a personal residence from wearing a uniform, or driving a vehicle that bears the contracting entity’s name or logo, unless the uniform or vehicle conspicuously displays the name and logo of the contractor.
Vetoed by Governor ML
AB 2464 Gatto Professional sports facilities: safety
Requires the owner of any professional sports facility to post written notices displaying the text message number and telephone number to contact security in order to report a violent act.
Chapter 261, Statutes of 2012
ML
AB 2519 Bill Berryhill Real estate appraisers: licensing
Specifies disciplinary actions to be taken by the Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA), and makes other changes relating to real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies (AMCs).
Vetoed by Governor ML
AB 2523 Hueso California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank: participation loans
Would have authorized the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank), upon appropriation by the Legislature, to enter into participation loan agreements with financial institutions for the I-Bank to purchase interest in loans made or held by banking or savings organizations to small businesses; and require the I-Bank to include in its annual report a summary of the participation loan agreement
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
BG
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program.
AB 2534 Block Was: Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 Amended to: The California Community Colleges: veterans education pilot program.
Would have required the California Community College (CCC) Chancellor's Office to establish a voluntary pilot program to authorize 3 to 5 campuses to establish and maintain a career technical education (CTE) program that factors experiential learning for veterans for career technical education course credit, certificates and associate degrees, and required the Legislative Analyst to submit a specified report. Note: Amendments removed the BP&ED’s jurisdiction; and the Committee waived hearing the bill.
Died in Senate Appropriations Committee
BG
AB 2554 Bill Berryhill Contractors Provides that the revocation of a license shall not deprive the Contractors State License Board jurisdiction to proceed with disciplinary proceedings against a licensee; makes technical changes.
Chapter 85, Statutes of 2012
GV
AB 2561 Roger Hernández
Certified surgical technologists
Would have established the Certified Surgical Technologist Act, a title act for certified surgical technologists, and specified educational and certification requirements, and specific patient care activities of surgical technologists.
Vetoed by Governor LC
AB 2570 Hill Licensees: settlement agreements
Prohibits licensees of any board, bureau or program under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) from including any "regulatory gag clause" in civil settlement agreements, with specified exemptions.
Chapter 561, Statutes of 2012
BG
AB 2641 Skinner Nonprofit corporations: Internet Web site
Requires the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to post on its Internet Web site information to assist a person in starting a nonprofit corporation and to assist nonprofit corporations to achieve compliance with state statutory and regulatory
Chapter 418, Statutes of 2012
ML
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requirements.
AB 2671 Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
Small business financial development corporations: loans and loan guarantees
Extends the sunset, to January 1, 2018, on the requirement that at least 20% of the total amount of all outstanding loan guarantees be set aside in the California Expansion Fund for the purpose of paying potential defaults under the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program.
Chapter 648, Statutes of 2012
BG
AJR 15 Alejo California cut flowers. Urges the United States (U.S.) Government to consider the California jobs and economic stimulus provided by the California floriculture industry when advancing free trade agreements, specifically the pending Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (Colombia Agreement).
Res. Chapter 122, Statutes of 2011
SM RP
Staff Consultant Legend: BG – Bill Gage CC –Candace Choe GV – G. V. Ayers LC – Le Ondra Clark ML – Michael Lynch RP – Rosielyn Pulmano SM – Sarah Mason