CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1253Introduced by Assembly Member SchultzFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1253, as introduced, Schultz. Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act: insulation manufacturing license fee.Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, requires the Bureau of Household Goods and Services to exercise specified licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions with regard to retailers, wholesalers, importers, manufacturers, renovators, and suppliers of upholstered furniture, bedding, and filling materials sold in California, as specified. Existing law authorizes the bureau to, among other things, fix the annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license in an amount that is not less than $1,850 but not more than $2,500. This bill would, instead, set the maximum amount of the fee to be fixed by the bureau at $2,600.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 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1253Introduced by Assembly Member SchultzFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1253, as introduced, Schultz. Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act: insulation manufacturing license fee.Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, requires the Bureau of Household Goods and Services to exercise specified licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions with regard to retailers, wholesalers, importers, manufacturers, renovators, and suppliers of upholstered furniture, bedding, and filling materials sold in California, as specified. Existing law authorizes the bureau to, among other things, fix the annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license in an amount that is not less than $1,850 but not more than $2,500. This bill would, instead, set the maximum amount of the fee to be fixed by the bureau at $2,600.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1253 Introduced by Assembly Member SchultzFebruary 21, 2025 Introduced by Assembly Member Schultz February 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1253, as introduced, Schultz. Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act: insulation manufacturing license fee. Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, requires the Bureau of Household Goods and Services to exercise specified licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions with regard to retailers, wholesalers, importers, manufacturers, renovators, and suppliers of upholstered furniture, bedding, and filling materials sold in California, as specified. Existing law authorizes the bureau to, among other things, fix the annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license in an amount that is not less than $1,850 but not more than $2,500. This bill would, instead, set the maximum amount of the fee to be fixed by the bureau at $2,600. Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, requires the Bureau of Household Goods and Services to exercise specified licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions with regard to retailers, wholesalers, importers, manufacturers, renovators, and suppliers of upholstered furniture, bedding, and filling materials sold in California, as specified. Existing law authorizes the bureau to, among other things, fix the annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license in an amount that is not less than $1,850 but not more than $2,500. This bill would, instead, set the maximum amount of the fee to be fixed by the bureau at $2,600. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). 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 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). SECTION 1. Section 19170.3 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). 19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). 19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600). 19170.3. The annual fee for an insulation manufacturing license shall be fixed by the bureau in an amount not less than one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($1,850) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). six hundred dollars ($2,600).