BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2419
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2419 (Cook)
As Amended March 25, 2010
Majority vote
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 11-0 APPROPRIATIONS 15-0
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|Ayes:|Hayashi, Emmerson, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, Ammiano, |
| |Conway, Eng | |Coto, Davis, Bonnie |
| |Hernandez, Hill, Ma, | |Lowenthal, Hall, Harkey, |
| |Nava, Niello, | |Miller, Nielsen, Norby, |
| |Ruskin, Smyth | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson, Hill |
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SUMMARY : Makes minor, non-substantive and technical changes to
the Contractors State License Law.
EXISTING LAW establishes the Contractors State License Law and
provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the
Contractors State License Board (CSLB).
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, there are no significant costs associated with this
legislation.
COMMENTS : According to the author's office, "AB 2419 is
cleanup legislation that will correct spelling errors and make
non-substantive changes to provide consistency in usage of the
Contractors State License Law.
This bill is sponsored by CSLB to make minor, technical changes
to the Contractors State License Law. CSLB issues licenses to
contractors who meet safety and experience requirements within
their field. There are more than 316,000 licensed contractors
in the state, in 43 different licensing classifications. In
addition to educating consumers about contractors and
construction law, the CSLB administers examinations to test
prospective licensees, issues licenses, investigates complaints
against licensed and unlicensed contractors, issues citations,
suspends or revokes licenses, and seeks administrative,
criminal, and civil sanctions against violators.
AB 2419
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According to the sponsor, CSLB, "Very simply stated, AB 2419 is
cleanup legislation. It would correct grammatical and spelling
errors that have accumulated in the Contractors State License
Law over many years. It would also change the punctuation
within CSLB's formal title so that it is consistent with
established usage, and provides other clarifying amendments in
the license law."
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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