Matthew Dababneh
- Democratic
Author
(1) Under the Real Estate Law, the California Bureau of Real Estate, which is headed by the Real Estate Commissioner, issues licenses to and regulates real estate brokers and real estate salespersons. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to prescribe the format and content of the written applications for the real estate broker examination, broker license, and salesperson examination. This bill would authorize the commissioner to additionally prescribe the format and content of the application for the real estate salesperson license, and would require that each of those applications for an examination or license, or both, require the applicant to provide valid contact information at which the bureau may contact the applicant. (2) Existing law requires every licensed real estate broker to have and maintain a definite place of business in the state that serves as his or her office for the transaction of business, displays his or her license, and where he or she holds personal consultations with a client. This bill would require every real estate broker and salesperson licensee to provide the commissioner with his or her current office or mailing address, current telephone number, and current electronic mail address that he or she uses to perform any activity that requires a real estate license, and at which the bureau may contact the licensee, and to update that information no later than 30 days after making a change. The bill would also exempt a violation of this requirement from criminal penalties. This bill would provide that the bureau is not required to post or publish electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers collected pursuant to the above provisions, and if this information is released by the bureau, would require that the information be released in a way that discourages its use in unauthorized or unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisement programs.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 295, Statutes of 2014.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5961.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4378.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, be amended, and ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4973.)
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 7).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 22).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2540 | HTML |
| 02/21/14 - Introduced | |
| 04/07/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/23/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/08/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/18/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/05/14 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/13/14 - Enrolled | |
| 08/25/14 - Chaptered |
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