AB 1518

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2011-2012 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 30, 2012
  • Passed Senate Aug 09, 2012
  • Signed by Governor Sep 17, 2012

Weighmasters: automated weighing systems.

Abstract

Existing law provides for the licensure of weighmasters who weigh, measure, or count any commodity and issue a statement or memorandum that is used as the basis for either the purchase or sale of that commodity. Existing law requires that a weighmaster issue a signed weighmaster certificate whenever payment for the commodity is dependent on a written or printed weight, measure, or count. Under existing law, the Secretary of Food and Agriculture may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary for the purpose of carrying out provisions of law related to weighmasters. Existing law requires a weighmaster to pay to the Department of Food and Agriculture various license fees, including a $75 fee if the weighmaster is operating at a fixed location and a $200 fee if the weighmaster is operating at other than a fixed location. This bill would authorize any weighmaster weighing any vehicle moving construction materials, including, but not limited to, earth, stone, rock, sand, gravel, limestone, ready mixed concrete, cementitious materials, recycled construction materials, or asphalt paving materials to use an unattended weighing system to weigh the vehicle and to issue a weighmaster certificate to buyers who opt to utilize the unattended system, as provided. The bill would define an unattended weighing system as an automated system not directly under the supervision of a weighmaster that meets the approval, testing, and sealing requirements specified in existing law. The bill would state that it would not impact existing weighing and ticketing systems. The bill would require a weighmaster for an unattended weighing system to pay, only until January 1, 2020, various license fees, including a $200 fee if the weighmaster is operating at a fixed location and a $300 fee if the weighmaster is operating at other than a fixed location, not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the department of enforcing this provision. On and after January 1, 2020, the fees would be the same as the fees described above for other weighmasters, as specified. The bill would, until January 1, 2020, require a weighmaster for an unattended weighing system to keep the same number of deputy weighmaster licensees as were licensed in the average of the last 2 years proceeding the use of an unattended weighing system.

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Sep 17, 2012

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344, Statutes of 2012.

Aug 20, 2012

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

Aug 13, 2012

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 5884.).

Aug 09, 2012

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 4440.).

Jul 05, 2012

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jul 03, 2012

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 2).

Jun 25, 2012

Senate

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.

  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Reading-1
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

Jun 14, 2012

Senate

Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

May 31, 2012

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 30, 2012

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 5101.)

May 29, 2012

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 25, 2012

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25).

Apr 18, 2012

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 11, 2012

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 10, 2012

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

Mar 27, 2012

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Com. on APPR.

Mar 20, 2012

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & C.P.

Mar 19, 2012

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

Jan 26, 2012

Assembly

Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & C.P.

Jan 18, 2012

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.

Jan 17, 2012

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

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01/17/12 - Introduced PDF
03/19/12 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/10/12 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/25/12 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/25/12 - Amended Senate PDF
08/16/12 - Enrolled PDF
09/17/12 - Chaptered PDF

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