Avelino Valencia
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 68
Author
Existing law, the Architects Practice Act, establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of architecture. Existing law, the Real Estate Appraisers' Licensing and Certification Law, establishes the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers in the Department of Consumer Affairs to license and regulate real estate appraisers. This bill would authorize the California Architects Board and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to request that a licensee identify their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity when an initial license is issued or at the time of license renewal. The bill would require the board and the bureau to maintain the confidentiality of the information and would prohibit the board and the bureau from requiring a licensee to provide the information as a condition of licensure or license renewal. The bill would authorize the board and the bureau to publish the aggregate demographic data they collect on their internet websites. The bill, beginning January 1, 2025, would require the board and the bureau to submit the aggregate demographic data they collect to the department and would require the department to post the information on the department's internet website. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 200, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3017.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2376.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 20). 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 JUD.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1362.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 28).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB342 | HTML |
| 01/31/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/29/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/23/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/07/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/23 - Enrolled | |
| 09/22/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/23- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 04/18/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/01/23- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 06/16/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 07/05/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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