Existing law, the Real Estate Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers, real estate salespersons, and mortgage loan originators by the Department of Real Estate and makes a willful violation of that law a misdemeanor. Existing law authorizes the department to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or license endorsement on various grounds using specified procedures generally applicable to state agencies. Under existing law, a hearing to determine whether to issue a license must be initiated by filing a statement of issues. Existing law provides additional procedures with respect to certain licensing boards, including, among other things, the authority to notify an applicant that the application is denied in lieu of filing a statement of issues, as specified.
California SB 875 (20112012) — Real estate licensees.
Existing law, the Real Estate Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers, real estate salespersons, and mortgage loan originators by the Department of Real Estate and makes a willful violation of that law a misdemeanor. Existing law authorizes the department to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or license endorsement on various grounds using specified procedures generally applicable to state agencies. Under existing law, a hearing to determine whether to issue a license must be initiated by filing a statement of issues. Existing law provides additional procedures with respect to certain licensing boards, including, among other things, the authority to notify an applicant that the application is denied in lieu of filing a statement of issues, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB875 Price Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
SB 875 Price Senate Third Reading By HILL — 77–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Price — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2011-03-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-03-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 10.
2011-05-05 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-01-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-01-04 Withdrawn from committee.
2012-01-04 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2012-01-05 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2012-01-05 Set for hearing January 9.
2012-01-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 2622.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-01-11 Set for hearing January 17.
2012-01-13 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2012-01-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-01-19 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2680.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-01-19 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-04-16 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2012-05-25 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
2012-06-06 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
2012-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
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 From consent calendar.
2012-08-16 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-20 Read third time and amended. (Page 6003.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-20 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6123.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-23 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4776.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 380, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/02cda9dc-f39c-406b-a367-491dddd9bb77. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).