--- type: "Bill" title: "Professions and vocations." description: "Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of professions and vocations by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20112012" identifier: "SB 1576" citation: "California SB 1576 (20112012)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Professions and vocations."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development"] version_count: 9 action_count: 30 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2012-03-12" last_action: "2012-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebd7425a-5e5c-4fd8-b5a7-d901df11abff" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576" source_hash: "b1a7357ced1a35f1246df6624c0799b030c07292a939b5d6c7687cf667f9a3a5" 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 1576 (20112012) — Professions and vocations. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of 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=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157699INT) 2. **04/12/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157698AMD) 3. **06/11/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157697AMD) 4. **07/02/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157696AMD) 5. **08/20/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157695AMD) 6. **08/23/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157694AMD) 7. **09/27/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157692CHP) 8. **SB1576** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576) 9. **09/05/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1576&version=20110SB157693ENR) ## Votes - SB 1576 B. P. & E.D. Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI — **78–0** (pass) · lower - Special Consent #10 SB1576 Committee on B.P. & E.D. — **37–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Unfinished Business SB1576 Committee on B.P. & E.D. (Price) Concurrence — **38–0** (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. - **2012-04-12** 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` - **2012-06-11** 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 and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2012-07-02** 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** From consent calendar. - **2012-08-16** Ordered to third reading. - **2012-08-20** Read third time and amended. (Page 6004.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2012-08-20** Ordered to third reading. - **2012-08-23** Read third time and amended. (Page 6179.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2012-08-23** Ordered to third reading. - **2012-08-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6446.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2012-08-28** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2012-08-30** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5014.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2012-09-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m. - **2012-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2012-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 661, Statutes of 2012. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebd7425a-5e5c-4fd8-b5a7-d901df11abff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).