(1) Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law imposes specified requirements on home improvement contracts and service and repair contracts. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without a license and provides certain exemptions from that licensure requirement, including exemptions for owner-builders, as specified.
(1) Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law imposes specified requirements on home improvement contracts and service and repair contracts. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without a license and provides certain exemptions from that licensure requirement, including exemptions for owner-builders, as specified.
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 — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 944 T. & H. Senate Third Reading By CHIU — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent SB944 Committee On T.&H. — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Transportation and Housing — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2016-02-18 Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and JUD. referral-committee
2016-03-16 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3396.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-06 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2016-04-13 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-04-13 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2016-04-15 Set for hearing April 25.
2016-04-25 April 25 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-04-26 Set for hearing May 2.
2016-05-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (May 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3842.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-12 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-19 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2016-05-31 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-15 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-16 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. referral-committee
2016-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-08-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-08 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Calderon.
2016-08-08 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6022.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-24 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2016-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5496.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 714, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5224bd54-c57c-4f9e-a3f3-bb30f30030cd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).