The California Finance Lenders Law: application.
Summary
Existing law, the California Finance Lenders Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of finance lenders and brokers. Existing law exempts from its provisions, among others, persons making 5 or fewer commercial loans in a 12-month period if the loans are incidental to the business of the person relying upon the exemption. This bill would also exempt, until January 1, 2022, a person who makes one commercial loan in a 12-month period from regulation pursuant to the California Finance Lenders Law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Senate Passage
May 2015
Assembly Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Sep 2016
Introduced Feb 27, 2015
Signed Sep 22, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Aug 29, 2016 · Assembly Aug 18, 2016
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Aug 29, 2016
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Sep 22, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 29, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Aug 29, 2016
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5488.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 5436.)
upper
Aug 25, 2016
Committee
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5387.) Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I.
upper
Aug 25, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
upper
Aug 24, 2016
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 18, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (73-0-2)
assembly
Aug 11, 2016
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Aug 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 9).
lower
Aug 4, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
lower
Jul 9, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 8).
lower
Jun 4, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on G.O.
lower
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 973.) (May 12).
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
upper
Apr 6, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Mar 19, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ricardo Lara
DDemocratic
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