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type: "Bill"
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title: "Contractors: fraudulent use of license."
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description: "The Contractors' State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board and requires the board to appoint a registrar of contractors to perform specified duties. Existing law authorizes the registrar to issue a citation, instead of initiating disciplinary proceedings, to a licensee when the registrar has probable cause to believe that the licensee has committed acts in violation of the Contractors' State License Law. Existing law authorizes the citation to include an order for payment by a licensee of a specified sum to an injured party. Existing law provides that it is grounds for disciplinary action for a licensed contractor to aid an unlicensed person in evading the Contractors' State License Law, to allow an unlicensed person to use his or her license, or to act in the capacity of a contractor under an inactive or suspended license. Under existing law, any person who willfully and intentionally uses, with intent to defraud, a contractor's license number that does not correspond to the number on a currently valid contractor's license held by that person, is guilty of a crime. Existing law authorizes the registrar of contractors to issue a citation to an unlicensed individual who is in violation of that provision, including an order of abatement and a civil penalty."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20132014"
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identifier: "SB 261"
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citation: "California SB 261 (20132014)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Contractors: fraudulent use of license."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Monning"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2013-02-13"
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last_action: "2013-08-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34d8fa87-8d9b-4d0a-9c90-daf7a53d0ba2"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB261"
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source_hash: "41a32d8d116551fc0d0da3cb28a1c0af7fff9634a884b82e98aa447b5be707cc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 261 (20132014) — Contractors: fraudulent use of license.
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The Contractors' State License Law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board and requires the board to appoint a registrar of contractors to perform specified duties. Existing law authorizes the registrar to issue a citation, instead of initiating disciplinary proceedings, to a licensee when the registrar has probable cause to believe that the licensee has committed acts in violation of the Contractors' State License Law. Existing law authorizes the citation to include an order for payment by a licensee of a specified sum to an injured party. Existing law provides that it is grounds for disciplinary action for a licensed contractor to aid an unlicensed person in evading the Contractors' State License Law, to allow an unlicensed person to use his or her license, or to act in the capacity of a contractor under an inactive or suspended license. Under existing law, any person who willfully and intentionally uses, with intent to defraud, a contractor's license number that does not correspond to the number on a currently valid contractor's license held by that person, is guilty of a crime. Existing law authorizes the registrar of contractors to issue a citation to an unlicensed individual who is in violation of that provision, including an order of abatement and a civil penalty.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/13/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB261&version=20130SB26199INT)
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2. **08/27/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB261&version=20130SB26197CHP)
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3. **SB261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB261)
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4. **08/13/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB261&version=20130SB26198ENR)
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## Votes
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- SB 261 Monning Senate Third Reading By ACHADJIAN — **74–3** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Special Consent #2 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **16–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Monning — primary (person)
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- Achadjian — principal coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-13** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2013-02-14** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
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- **2013-02-21** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-19** Set for hearing April 1.
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- **2013-03-20** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2013-03-21** Set for hearing April 8.
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- **2013-04-09** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 463.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2013-04-12** Set for hearing April 22.
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- **2013-04-22** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
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- **2013-04-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2013-04-24** Ordered to special consent calendar.
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- **2013-04-29** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 712.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2013-04-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2013-05-16** Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
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- **2013-06-11** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2013-07-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (July 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2013-08-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2013-08-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 3. Page 2479.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2013-08-12** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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- **2013-08-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
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- **2013-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 163, Statutes of 2013.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34d8fa87-8d9b-4d0a-9c90-daf7a53d0ba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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