Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, provides for the registration and regulation of geologists and geophysicists by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Existing law requires the board to fix various license, renewal, and document fees in accordance with a specified schedule. Existing law requires fees and civil penalties received pursuant to the act to be deposited in the Professional Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Geologist's Fund and continuously appropriates those funds to the board for purposes of the act.
California SB 1098 (20172018) — Geologists and geophysicists: fees.
Existing law, the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, provides for the registration and regulation of geologists and geophysicists by the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Existing law requires the board to fix various license, renewal, and document fees in accordance with a specified schedule. Existing law requires fees and civil penalties received pursuant to the act to be deposited in the Professional Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Geologist's Fund and continuously appropriates those funds to the board for purposes of the act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1098 Cannella Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Cannella — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2018-02-22 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-03-20 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4783.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-14 Set for hearing May 22.
2018-05-22 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 Motion to reconsider made by Senator Cannella.
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4337.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6108.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-05 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2018-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-07-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-07-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 154, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f8f08f23-c596-4825-985d-6196cbf12d70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).