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Measure AB 742
Authors Elhawary  
Principle Coauthors: Bonta   Bryan   Gipson   Jackson   McKinnor   Sharp-Collins   Wilson   Richardson   Smallwood-Cuevas   Weber Pierson  
Coauthors: Lowenthal  
Subject Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
Relating To relating to professions and vocations.
Title An act to add and repeal Section 115.7 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
Last Action Dt 2025-09-12
State Enrolled
Status Vetoed
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-13     Vetoed by Governor.
2025-10-13     Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 3200.).
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2734.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-29     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-07     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-07-02     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-06-18     Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD.
2025-06-04     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 14. Page 2031.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-08     Coauthors revised.
2025-04-08     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-17     Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-03-13     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03     Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.
2025-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18     Read first time. To print.
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Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-07-02
Amended Assembly     2025-03-13
Introduced     2025-02-18
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								Notwithstanding any other law, once the process to certify descendants of American slaves is implemented by the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15210) of Part 6
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								This section shall become operative on the date that the certification process for the descendants of American Slaves is implemented by the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery pursuant to
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of specified boards that license and regulate various professions. Existing law requires those boards to expedite the licensure process for an applicant who holds a current license in another jurisdiction in the same profession or vocation and supplies evidence that they are married to or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders. This bill would require those boards to expedite applications for applicants seeking licensure who are descendants of American slaves once a process to certify descendants of American slaves is implemented, as specified. This bill would make these provisions operative only if SB 518 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted establishing the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery, and would make these provisions operative when the certification process is implemented pursuant to that measure. The bill would repeal these provisions 4 years from the date on which they become operative or on January 1, 2032, whichever is earlier.