---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and vocations."
description: "Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 1575"
citation: "California SB 1575 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and vocations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2012-03-12"
last_action: "2012-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f44284c4-dd05-4afe-b012-4771cded8f68"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575"
source_hash: "9c00edb0717c74d5c80787446efea769966fe91411a598fb74465c6799953ca1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 1575 (20112012) — Professions and vocations.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **03/12/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157599INT)
2. **04/16/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157598AMD)
3. **06/12/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157597AMD)
4. **06/20/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157596AMD)
5. **06/28/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157595AMD)
6. **08/06/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157594AMD)
7. **09/29/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157592CHP)
8. **SB1575** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575)
9. **08/30/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1575&version=20110SB157593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Special Consent #10 SB1575 Committee on B.P. & E.D. — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1575 B. P. & E.D. Consent Calendar Second Day — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1575 Committee on B.P. & E.D. (Price) Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-03-12** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2012-03-13** From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 12.
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Set for hearing April 23.
- **2012-04-16** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3260.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-27** Set for hearing May 7.
- **2012-05-07** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-05-09** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2012-05-14** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3495.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-14** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2012-05-25** Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-12** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-06-19** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-06-20** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-06-28** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-08-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-08-09** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-08-13** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-16** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5972.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-16** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2012-08-27** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4858.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 p.m.
- **2012-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 799, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f44284c4-dd05-4afe-b012-4771cded8f68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).