Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Existing law, the Automotive Repair Act, provides for the registration and regulation of automotive repair dealers by the Bureau of Automotive Repair in the Department of Consumer Affairs. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor unless otherwise specified. Existing law authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to adopt and enforce those rules and regulations that the director determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the act and declare the policy of the bureau. Existing law authorizes the director to include in the citation system a process for informal review of and recommendation on citations, as specified. Existing law subjects the bureau to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, as specified, and requires that review to be performed as if the act were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028.
California SB 774 (20252026) — Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Existing law, the Automotive Repair Act, provides for the registration and regulation of automotive repair dealers by the Bureau of Automotive Repair in the Department of Consumer Affairs. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor unless otherwise specified. Existing law authorizes the Director of Consumer Affairs to adopt and enforce those rules and regulations that the director determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the act and declare the policy of the bureau. Existing law authorizes the director to include in the citation system a process for informal review of and recommendation on citations, as specified. Existing law subjects the bureau to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, as specified, and requires that review to be performed as if the act were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 774 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Berman — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Ashby — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2025-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-12 Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. referral-committee
2025-03-18 Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-01 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1213.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1329.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-05 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2025-07-02 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
2025-07-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3276.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2998.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 786, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37075077-c58e-4677-988a-3ef15a2cbf9b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).