Existing law regulates the sale or offer to sell by a dealer to a consumer of a collectible in or from this state, as specified. Existing law defines the term "collectible" to mean an autographed sports item, as specified, sold or offered for sale in or from this state by a dealer to a consumer for $5 or more. Existing law defines a "dealer" as, among other things, a person who is in the business of selling or offering for sale collectibles in or from this state, or a person who by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to collectibles.
California AB 1570 (20152016) — Collectibles: sale of autographed memorabilia.
Existing law regulates the sale or offer to sell by a dealer to a consumer of a collectible in or from this state, as specified. Existing law defines the term "collectible" to mean an autographed sports item, as specified, sold or offered for sale in or from this state by a dealer to a consumer for $5 or more. Existing law defines a "dealer" as, among other things, a person who is in the business of selling or offering for sale collectibles in or from this state, or a person who by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to collectibles.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1570 CHANG Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1570 CHANG Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Chang — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Anderson — coauthor (person)
Baker — coauthor (person)
Berryhill — coauthor (person)
Brough — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Gallagher — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Nguyen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-04 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-01-05 From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.
2016-02-01 Referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee
2016-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee
2016-04-25 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-26 Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee
2016-05-04 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4784.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-05-19 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2016-06-06 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-06-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4869.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-11 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-23 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6103.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2016-09-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 258, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b05ad481-7253-4416-a7fe-b41b234d0937. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).