State agencies: licenses: fee waiver.
Summary
Existing law requires various licenses to be obtained by a person before engaging in certain professions or vocations or business activities, including licensure as a healing arts professional by various boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. This bill would authorize any state agency that issues any business license to establish a process for a person or business that has been displaced or is experiencing economic hardship as a result of an emergency, as defined, to submit an application for reduction or waiver of fees required by the agency to obtain a license, renew or activate a license, or replace a physical license for display.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Assembly Passage
Aug 2019
Signed into Law
Oct 2019
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
Signed Oct 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019 · Assembly Aug 30, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Oct 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2529.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 30, 2019
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 2910.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 21).
lower
Jul 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 25).
lower
Jun 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and G.O.
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1059.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 769.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 620.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and B., P. & E.D.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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