Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law requires the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint a registrar of contractors to serve as the executive officer and secretary of the board. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure to qualify in regard to his or her experience depending on whether the applicant is an individual or a business entity. For purposes of the law, existing law defines "members of the personnel of record" as every person listed in the records of the registrar as then associated with a licensee. Existing law requires the registrar, among other things, to make available to the public the date, nature, and disposition of all legal actions against a licensee, except as specified. Existing law limits the disclosure of citations to a specified time period.
California SB 1209 (20152016) — Contractors: discipline.
Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law requires the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint a registrar of contractors to serve as the executive officer and secretary of the board. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure to qualify in regard to his or her experience depending on whether the applicant is an individual or a business entity. For purposes of the law, existing law defines "members of the personnel of record" as every person listed in the records of the registrar as then associated with a licensee. Existing law requires the registrar, among other things, to make available to the public the date, nature, and disposition of all legal actions against a licensee, except as specified. Existing law limits the disclosure of citations to a specified time period.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1209 Morrell Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Morrell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2016-03-11 Set for hearing April 4.
2016-04-04 April 4 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-04-05 Set for hearing April 11.
2016-04-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3492.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-15 Set for hearing April 25.
2016-04-25 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2016-04-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3710.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-09 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2016-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5720.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-04 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2016-08-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2016-08-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 152, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eba422f7-23ca-416e-bad4-4e0a58b842ff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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