CA AB 1707
enactedElectricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1707 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1707 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 544, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1707 about?
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law requires the division to maintain minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians through a system of testing and certification. Existing law requires the division to issue certification cards to electricians who have been certified and paid a fee, in accordance with certain procedures. This bill would authorize an individual who fails the certification examination to immediately submit an application to retake the examination, as specified. The bill would transfer authority over the certification of electricians from the division to the Contractors State License Board, contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes by the Legislature and pursuant to certain timelines and procedures.
Who sponsors CA AB 1707?
Davies is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1707.
Description
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law requires the division to maintain minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians through a system of testing and certification. Existing law requires the division to issue certification cards to electricians who have been certified and paid a fee, in accordance with certain procedures. This bill would authorize an individual who fails the certification examination to immediately submit an application to retake the examination, as specified. The bill would transfer authority over the certification of electricians from the division to the Contractors State License Board, contingent upon an appropriation for these purposes by the Legislature and pursuant to certain timelines and procedures.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 544, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Daviesauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 544, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6961.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30).
committee-passage
2026-08-28
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-28
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-28
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6793.)
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-20
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-10
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-08-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-22
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-06-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5524.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-05
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
2026-02-04
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Chen: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ortega: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 1707 Davies Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Soria: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Davies: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Patel: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Flora: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Haney: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Berman: yes
- Solache: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Jackson: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-07-01 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Durazo: yes
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