Contractors' State License Law: letter of admonishment.
(1) Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law also provides for the registration and regulation of home improvement salespersons by the board. Existing law requires the board to appoint a registrar of contractors who is the executive officer and secretary of the board and is responsible for carrying out specified administrative duties. If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee or an applicant for a license under existing law has committed any acts or omissions that are grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license, he or she, in lieu of a specified proceeding, may issue a citation to the licensee or applicant.
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SB 486
California SB 486 (20172018)
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Contractors' State License Law: letter of admonishment.
California SB 486 (20172018) — Contractors' State License Law: letter of admonishment.
(1) Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board. Existing law also provides for the registration and regulation of home improvement salespersons by the board. Existing law requires the board to appoint a registrar of contractors who is the executive officer and secretary of the board and is responsible for carrying out specified administrative duties. If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that a licensee or an applicant for a license under existing law has committed any acts or omissions that are grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license, he or she, in lieu of a specified proceeding, may issue a citation to the licensee or applicant.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 486 Monning Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Monning — primary (person)
Berryhill — coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Moorlach — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2017-03-02 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-03-14 Set for hearing March 27.
2017-03-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 488.) (March 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-03-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-03-30 Set for hearing April 18.
2017-04-19 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 746.) (April 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-04-20 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 8.
2017-05-03 May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1075.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-01 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-08-23 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2853.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-31 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 308, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6db5eb10-0735-466f-82bb-a9240c93897b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).