Securities transactions: qualification requirements, exemptions, and liability.
The Corporate Securities Law of 1968 requires securities offered or sold in this state in an issuer or nonissuer transaction to be qualified through an application, as specified, unless exempt from the qualification requirements. That law exempts, among other transactions, certain transactions not involving any public offering, as prescribed. That law also makes it unlawful, for a person in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, to engage in fraudulent or misleading acts or omissions.
California AB 511 (20212022) — Securities transactions: qualification requirements, exemptions, and liability.
The Corporate Securities Law of 1968 requires securities offered or sold in this state in an issuer or nonissuer transaction to be qualified through an application, as specified, unless exempt from the qualification requirements. That law exempts, among other transactions, certain transactions not involving any public offering, as prescribed. That law also makes it unlawful, for a person in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, to engage in fraudulent or misleading acts or omissions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 511 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent AB511 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 511 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Muratsuchi — primary (person)
Bauer-Kahan — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2021-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2021-02-18 Referred to Com. on B. & F. referral-committee
2021-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-26 Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. referral-committee
2021-04-30 Coauthors revised.
2021-05-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-05-03 Received by the Desk April 30 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(2).
2021-05-12 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2021-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1727.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-09 Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. referral-committee
2021-06-23 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-06-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-07-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-08-16 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2021-08-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2021-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2390.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2021-09-07 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2844.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2021-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0c522fd0-b033-44f5-a68a-aff698620409. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).