---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vessel operator cards."
description: "(1) Existing law prohibits the operation or navigation of a for-hire vessel, as defined, in the waters of California while carrying passengers, except by a person who holds a valid operator's license issued by the Division of Boating and Waterways. Under existing law, a person applying for an operator's license is required to undergo an examination, that may include, among other things, an inspection of the for-hire vessel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 941"
citation: "California SB 941 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vessel operator cards."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Monning"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c9e3898-2e3d-47ac-b1c9-ba6d55597b0b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941"
source_hash: "2644fe337e3c45ee5796499c64b56b78f10c7102d9432961f813c83a47c2eb25"
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 941 (20132014) — Vessel operator cards.

(1) Existing law prohibits the operation or navigation of a for-hire vessel, as defined, in the waters of California while carrying passengers, except by a person who holds a valid operator's license issued by the Division of Boating and Waterways. Under existing law, a person applying for an operator's license is required to undergo an examination, that may include, among other things, an inspection of the for-hire vessel.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/04/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94199INT)
2. **04/22/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94198AMD)
3. **05/27/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94197AMD)
4. **06/18/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94196AMD)
5. **08/18/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94195AMD)
6. **09/18/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94193CHP)
7. **SB941** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941)
8. **08/25/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB941&version=20130SB94194ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **24–10** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 941 Monning Senate Third Reading By BUCHANAN — **51–25** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB941 Monning Concurrence — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Monning — primary (person)
- Buchanan — coauthor (person)
- DeSaulnier — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2014-02-05** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7.
- **2014-02-20** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-18** Set for hearing April 8.
- **2014-04-21** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3092.) (April 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-22** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-04-25** Set for hearing May 5.
- **2014-05-05** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2014-05-16** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2014-05-23** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3705.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 3657.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-05-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2014-06-05** Referred to Com. on TRANS. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-17** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 16). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-06-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-07-02** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2014-08-14** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-18** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 6236.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-20** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-08-21** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 7. Page 4686.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-28** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2014-09-18** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-18** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 433, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c9e3898-2e3d-47ac-b1c9-ba6d55597b0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).