Enrolled August 31, 2020 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2020 Passed IN Assembly June 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2210Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 12, 2020 An act to amend Sections 7109.5 and 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2210, Aguiar-Curry. Contractors: violations: disciplinary actions.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law creates the Contractors State License Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and authorizes the board to impose discipline on contractors for violations of laws and to impose, among other penalties, civil penalties. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar as the executive officer and secretary to carry out all of the administrative duties of the board. Existing law provides that a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor arises for violations of specified safety provisions that result in death or serious injury to a person.This bill would also authorize disciplinary action against a contractor for violations of specified regulations regarding tree work, including maintenance or removal, without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted.Existing law requires the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor within 180 days of receipt of notification from the Labor Commissioner that a contractor has made a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code.This bill would also require the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions for willful or deliberate violations of specified tree trimming regulations. The bill would also extend the time for the registrar to bring the disciplinary action from 180 days to 18 months.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7109.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.SEC. 2. Section 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
Enrolled August 31, 2020 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2020 Passed IN Assembly June 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2210Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 12, 2020 An act to amend Sections 7109.5 and 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2210, Aguiar-Curry. Contractors: violations: disciplinary actions.Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law creates the Contractors State License Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and authorizes the board to impose discipline on contractors for violations of laws and to impose, among other penalties, civil penalties. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar as the executive officer and secretary to carry out all of the administrative duties of the board. Existing law provides that a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor arises for violations of specified safety provisions that result in death or serious injury to a person.This bill would also authorize disciplinary action against a contractor for violations of specified regulations regarding tree work, including maintenance or removal, without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted.Existing law requires the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor within 180 days of receipt of notification from the Labor Commissioner that a contractor has made a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code.This bill would also require the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions for willful or deliberate violations of specified tree trimming regulations. The bill would also extend the time for the registrar to bring the disciplinary action from 180 days to 18 months.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled August 31, 2020 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2020 Passed IN Assembly June 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2020
Enrolled August 31, 2020
Passed IN Senate August 28, 2020
Passed IN Assembly June 08, 2020
Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2020
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2210
Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 12, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry
February 12, 2020
An act to amend Sections 7109.5 and 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2210, Aguiar-Curry. Contractors: violations: disciplinary actions.
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law creates the Contractors State License Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and authorizes the board to impose discipline on contractors for violations of laws and to impose, among other penalties, civil penalties. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar as the executive officer and secretary to carry out all of the administrative duties of the board. Existing law provides that a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor arises for violations of specified safety provisions that result in death or serious injury to a person.This bill would also authorize disciplinary action against a contractor for violations of specified regulations regarding tree work, including maintenance or removal, without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted.Existing law requires the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor within 180 days of receipt of notification from the Labor Commissioner that a contractor has made a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code.This bill would also require the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions for willful or deliberate violations of specified tree trimming regulations. The bill would also extend the time for the registrar to bring the disciplinary action from 180 days to 18 months.
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law creates the Contractors State License Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and authorizes the board to impose discipline on contractors for violations of laws and to impose, among other penalties, civil penalties. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar as the executive officer and secretary to carry out all of the administrative duties of the board. Existing law provides that a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor arises for violations of specified safety provisions that result in death or serious injury to a person.
This bill would also authorize disciplinary action against a contractor for violations of specified regulations regarding tree work, including maintenance or removal, without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted.
Existing law requires the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor within 180 days of receipt of notification from the Labor Commissioner that a contractor has made a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code.
This bill would also require the registrar to initiate disciplinary action against a contractor upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions for willful or deliberate violations of specified tree trimming regulations. The bill would also extend the time for the registrar to bring the disciplinary action from 180 days to 18 months.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7109.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.SEC. 2. Section 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7109.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
SECTION 1. Section 7109.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
7109.5. (a) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations constitutes a cause for disciplinary action without regard to whether death or serious injury to an employee resulted from the violation.
(b) Violation of any safety provision in, or authorized by, Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code resulting in death or serious injury to an employee constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
SEC. 2. Section 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
SEC. 2. Section 7110.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.
7110.5. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the Labor Commissioners finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee, pursuant to Section 98.9 of the Labor Code, or upon transmission to the Contractors State License Board of copies of any citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 3420) of Group 3 of Subchapter 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the Code of California Regulations, the registrar shall initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months from the date of the registrars receipt of the violation.