Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure, regulation, and discipline 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. Under existing law, protection of the public is required to be the highest priority for the Contractors' State License Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Existing law requires a licensee to report to the registrar within 90 days of the date that the licensee has knowledge of the conviction of the licensee for any felony or any other crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a licensed contractor. Existing law also exempts from disclosure to the public a complaint resolved in favor of the contractor, as specified.
California SB 1465 (20172018) — Contractors: civil actions: reporting.
Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure, regulation, and discipline 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. Under existing law, protection of the public is required to be the highest priority for the Contractors' State License Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Existing law requires a licensee to report to the registrar within 90 days of the date that the licensee has knowledge of the conviction of the licensee for any felony or any other crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a licensed contractor. Existing law also exempts from disclosure to the public a complaint resolved in favor of the contractor, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB1465 Hill et al. — 28–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–1 (pass) · upper
SB 1465 Hill Senate Third Reading By EGGMAN — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1465 Hill et al. Concurrence — 32–6 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-04-11 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-17 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 8. Noes 1. Page 4784.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-14 Set for hearing May 22.
2018-05-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-05-22 May 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-23 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4311.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 4418.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-07-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6976.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 6134.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 514, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/80324cca-a6c4-4fe5-ad98-fb5d15815e15. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).