California Senate Bill SB1196 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1196INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hill FEBRUARY 18, 2016 An act to amend Sections 10050 and 11301 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to real estate. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1196, as introduced, Hill. Bureau of Real Estate: Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: review. Existing law, the Real Estate Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers and real estate salespersons by the Real Estate Commissioner, the chief officer of the Bureau of Real Estate within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law, the Real Estate Appraisers' Licensing and Certification Law, provides for the licensure, certification, and regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers within the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is headed by the Chief of the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. This bill would subject the Bureau of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10050 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 10050. (a)  (1)    There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Real Estate, the chief officer of which bureau is named the Real Estate Commissioner.  (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this part and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part and that chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.  (b) It shall be the principal responsibility of the commissioner to enforce all laws in this part  (commencing with Section 10000)  and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Part 2  of this division  in a manner that achieves the maximum protection for the purchasers of real property and those persons dealing with real estate licensees. (c) Wherever the term "commissioner" is used in this division, it means the Real Estate Commissioner. SEC. 2. Section 11301 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 11301. (a)  (1)  There is hereby created within the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to administer and enforce this part.  (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the bureau, as set forth in this part, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this part were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2021.  (b) Whenever the term "Office of Real Estate Appraisers" appears in any other law, it means the "Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers."