BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 300 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 300 (Ma) As Amended August 24, 2011 Majority vote ----------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: |71-0 |(April 11, |SENATE: |38-0 |(August 30, | | | |2011) | | |2011) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: HEALTH SUMMARY : Imposes minimum statewide standards for the regulation of practitioners engaged in the business of tattooing, body piercing, and the application of permanent cosmetics in California. The Senate amendments : 1)Require documentation of experience for body art practitioners who are registering for the first time. 2)Define sponsor of a temporary body art facility. 3)Permit a local enforcement agency (LEA) to set fees that are sufficient to cover the administrative and enforcement costs of providing permits to the sponsor and practitioners of temporary body art facilities. 4)Clarify that the activities of a physician assistant are not restricted by this bill. 5)Make other technical and clarifying changes. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar to the version approved by the Senate. FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, this bill will have costs to LEAs for start-up, ongoing administration, and enforcement that are unknown, likely in the millions of dollars annually; fully supported by local fees, commencing July 1, 2012. Although this bill would enact a state-mandated local program, it would not meet the criteria for state reimbursement because LEAs would have the authority to impose fees for the administrative and enforcement costs of this AB 300 Page 2 program. Analysis Prepared by : Cassie Royce / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 FN: 0002220