(1) Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires every licensed contractor, or applicant for licensure, to have on file at all times with the board a current and valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or to file a certificate of exemption certifying that they have no employees and are not required to obtain or maintain workers' compensation insurance. Under existing law, the failure to file a proper certification constitutes cause for disciplinary action, and the failure of a qualifier for a license, as defined, to ensure compliance with these provisions, as specified, is a crime. Existing law requires a roofing contractor holding a C-39 license to obtain and maintain workers' compensation insurance even if that contractor has no employees, and requires the suspension of any license that is active and has had the C-39 roofing classification removed, if the licensee is found by the registrar of contractors to have employees and to lack a valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance.
(1) Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires every licensed contractor, or applicant for licensure, to have on file at all times with the board a current and valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or to file a certificate of exemption certifying that they have no employees and are not required to obtain or maintain workers' compensation insurance. Under existing law, the failure to file a proper certification constitutes cause for disciplinary action, and the failure of a qualifier for a license, as defined, to ensure compliance with these provisions, as specified, is a crime. Existing law requires a roofing contractor holding a C-39 license to obtain and maintain workers' compensation insurance even if that contractor has no employees, and requires the suspension of any license that is active and has had the C-39 roofing classification removed, if the licensee is found by the registrar of contractors to have employees and to lack a valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance.
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] — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB216 Dodd Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 216 Dodd Senate Third Reading By Quirk — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-01-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2021-01-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
2021-01-28 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2021-03-02 Set for hearing March 8.
2021-03-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 405.) (March 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-03-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-03-17 Set for hearing March 22.
2021-03-22 March 22 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2021-05-14 Set for hearing May 20.
2021-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1183.) (May 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-26 Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Dodd.
2022-01-03 From inactive file on motion of Senator Dodd.
2022-01-03 Ordered to second reading.
2022-01-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-01-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 0. Page 2724.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-01-06 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-05 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and INS. referral-committee
2022-06-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on INS. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5930.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-18 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4934.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2022-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 978, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/caf6ef6a-1ffb-41d2-9a50-675a0b265883. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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