Under existing law, boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs license and regulate persons practicing various healing arts, professions, vocations, and businesses, including accountants, dentists, proprietary security services, and real estate brokers. Existing law requires a board to expedite the licensure process for an applicant who holds a current license in another state, district, or territory of the United States in the profession or vocation for which he or she seeks a license from the board, if the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in California under official active duty military orders.
California SB 1226 (20132014) — Veterans: professional licensing.
Under existing law, boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs license and regulate persons practicing various healing arts, professions, vocations, and businesses, including accountants, dentists, proprietary security services, and real estate brokers. Existing law requires a board to expedite the licensure process for an applicant who holds a current license in another state, district, or territory of the United States in the profession or vocation for which he or she seeks a license from the board, if the applicant is married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in California under official active duty military orders.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Correa — primary (person)
Chávez — coauthor (person)
Patterson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2014-03-06 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2014-03-28 Set for hearing April 22.
2014-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3234.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3387.) (May 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-13 Read third time and amended. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-13 Ordered to second reading.
2014-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3597.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 Hearing postponed by committee.
2014-08-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Page 6158.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2014-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6575.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-28 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. referral-committee
2014-08-28 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4934.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-29 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 5014.) committee-passage
2014-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4978.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2014-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 657, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c8143da2-6b1c-40cf-bc9c-ebb4ce5f7c9d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).