Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development

Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development will come to order. I guess this is good afternoon. Soon be evening. The Senate, as you know, continues to welcome the public in person and via the Teleconference service. So for individuals who wish to provide public comment via the Teleconference service, the participant number is 877-226-8163877-226-8163 and the access code is 161-8051. I'd ask those Committee Members who are available to report to room 2200 so we can establish a quorum and begin our hearing.

We have one Bill on today's agenda. At the appropriate point in time, we will establish a quorum. But until then, we'll act as a Subcommittee. And I will ask the Vice Chair to serve as the chair because I will be presenting the measure SB 816.

I got it. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We will be hearing SB 816. Whenever you're ready.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

This is a business and professions code. Omnimus Bill. It contains several changes to a number of practice acts administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs. The measure was amended in the Assembly to include necessary fee increases for boards that are in dire fiscal situation and extended the current requirements for a junk dealer or recycler to submit additional information to the Department of Food and Agriculture when applying for a waymaster's license, along with a payment of additional fees for each fixed location.

The Bill updates provisions of the Interior Design Chapter to clarify that the California Council for Interior Design certification is the certifying entity, including codifying the commercial design stamp designation, among other technical and clarifying changes. The Bill also increases various license fees in order to ensure solvency for the Board of Psychology, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Accountancy, and the Landscape Architects Technical Committee, as requested by those entities and the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The Bill deletes the current prohibition in the Veterinary Medicine Medical Practice Act that prevents the Veterinary Medical Board from being able to issue a probationary certificate, if appropriate, to an applicant for a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit. The Bill also makes technical changes related to the authority for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians to decrease community college fees for that board's school approval process when those institutions face declines. In enrollment and commensurate declines in state funding. At the appropriate point in time, I'd request your aye vote.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to pause to establish a quorum. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Roth here, Nguyen here, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta here, Ashby here, Becker, Dodd here, Eggman, Glazer, Niello here. Smallwood-Cuevas, Wahab here. Wilk.

And we have established a quorum. At this time, we'll move on to witnesses here in room 2200 who would like to testify in support of SB 816. Then we'll move on to any opposition. Thank you. Seeing none. Moderator if you would please prompt the individuals waiting to testify in support or opposition of AB 816.

Thank you. If in support of opposition, you may press one, then zero, and we have no one in queue at this time.

Thank you. Members, colleagues, any questions, any comments? There's a motion and I will bring it back for would you like to close?

Just appreciate your aye vote. Thanks for your patience.

Thank you. There's a motion. The Bill was moved by Senator Wahab. The motion is that the Assembly amendments be concurred in, please call the roll.

Roth aye, Nguyen no, Alvarado-Gil, Archuleta aye, Ashby aye, Becker, Dodd aye, Eggman, Glazer, Niello no. Smallwood-Cuevas, Wahab aye. Wilk.

We'll hold the roll open for absent Members.

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Let's open the roll on SB 8116. The current vote is five to two. Chair voting aye. Please call the absent Members.

Alvarado-Gil. Becker. Eggman aye. Glazer. Smallwood-Cuevas. Wilk.

Current vote is six to two. We'll hold the row open for absent Members.

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Let's open the roll again on SB 816. Current vote is six to two. Chair voting aye.

Alvarado-Gil, Becker, aye, Glazer, Smallwood-Cuevas, Wilk no.

Current vote is seven to three. We'll hold the roll open for absent Members.

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Let's open the roll on SB 8116. The motion is Assembly amendments be concurred in. Current vote is seven to three. Chair voting aye. Please call the absent Members.

Alvardo-Gil, Glazer, Smallwood-Cuevas aye.

Okay, the current and the final vote is eight to three. This measure is out. And with that, the hearing on the Senate Business and Professions Economic Development Committee is adjourned.