Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without having a license and makes a first offense punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for no more than 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. Existing law requires a court to impose upon a person who has been previously convicted of that offense a fine of 20% of the price of the contract, as specified, or $4,500, whichever is greater, and imprisonment in the county jail for at least 90 days, except as specified. Existing law specifies that a 3rd or subsequent conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $4,500 nor more than the greater of $10,000 or 20% of the contract price or by imprisonment in the county jail, as specified, or both, and applies those penalty provisions to a person who is named on a revoked license and is held responsible for the act or omission resulting in the revocation. Existing law requires a court to order a defendant convicted of a crime under those provisions, or under provisions related to the offering or performance of repairs caused by a natural disaster, to pay restitution to the victim, as specified.
California AB 370 (20092010) — Unlicensed contractors.
Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without having a license and makes a first offense punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for no more than 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both. Existing law requires a court to impose upon a person who has been previously convicted of that offense a fine of 20% of the price of the contract, as specified, or $4,500, whichever is greater, and imprisonment in the county jail for at least 90 days, except as specified. Existing law specifies that a 3rd or subsequent conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $4,500 nor more than the greater of $10,000 or 20% of the contract price or by imprisonment in the county jail, as specified, or both, and applies those penalty provisions to a person who is named on a revoked license and is held responsible for the act or omission resulting in the revocation. Existing law requires a court to order a defendant convicted of a crime under those provisions, or under provisions related to the offering or performance of repairs caused by a natural disaster, to pay restitution to the victim, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 370 ENG Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
AB 370 ENG Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Public Safety. — pass (pass) · upper
Assembly 3rd Reading AB370 Eng By Negrete McLeod — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Eng — primary (person)
Blumenfield — coauthor (person)
Huffman — coauthor (person)
Nestande — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2009-03-09 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2009-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2009-03-31 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 31). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-27 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-11 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1349.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-05-21 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2009-06-08 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-06-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-06-30 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-06-30 Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2009-07-14 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2009-07-15 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-27 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1969.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2009-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2800.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2009-09-08 Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
2009-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 319, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1dcf7127-a337-426f-a70d-b46d12d5665b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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