BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION
Mary Hayashi, Chair
AB 2500 (Hagman) - As Amended: April 26, 2010
SUBJECT : Business and professions: licenses: penalty fees:
military.
SUMMARY : Waives the penalty fee for late renewal of any type
of state license issued by a board, as defined, for a member of
the California National Guard or the United States Armed Forces,
who was on active duty, serving outside of this state in a
military conflict during a time of war at the time of the lapse
of the license. Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires boards, as defined, to waive penalty fees for late
licensure renewal for members of the California National Guard
or the United States (U.S.) Armed Forces who were on active
duty, serving outside of the state in a military conflict
during a time of war, as defined, at the time of the lapse of
the license.
2)Requires the member to submit a copy of his or her official
military orders upon request the waiver of the penalty fee.
3)Defines "board" to mean any entity under the Department of
Consumer Affairs (DCA), the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the
State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state
agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration
authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes various boards and bureaus for professional
licensure under the DCA.
2)Defines "war" to mean:
a) Whenever Congress has declared war and peace has not been
formally restored;
b) Whenever the U.S. is engaged in active military operations
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against any foreign power, whether or not war has been
formally declared; or,
c) Whenever the U.S. is assisting the United Nations, in actions
involving the use of armed force, to restore international
peace and security.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS :
Purpose of this bill . According to the author's office, "As it
currently stands, if a member of the military is sent outside of
the state for the purposes of being deployed for active duty,
and in the meantime one of his/her state licenses expire, that
member of the military will be forced to pay a late renewal fee
once he/she comes back into the state.
"AB 2500 would fix the problem by granting an exemption for
those cases. The individual would have to show proof that
he/she was outside of the state on active duty in order to
receive this exemption.
"I believe we should not punish the courageous men and women of
the armed forces who put their lives at risk everyday on our
behalf. It is unfair to make them pay a fine when they're away
defending our freedoms."
Previous legislation .
AB 1952 (Berg), Chapter 435, Statutes of 2008, exempts honorably
discharged veterans who are California residents from paying
city, county and state license fees.
AB 839 (Emmerson), Chapter 194, Statutes of 2007, adds National
Guard members to the list of military services who would be
exempt from having to renew their real estate license while
serving on active duty.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
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Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Rebecca May / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301