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SB517Introduced in the Senate

Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.

Passed

Introduced by Roger Niello, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 7159 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 585, Statutes of 2025.

October 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB517 Niello Concurrence · September 11, 2025

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD.

  4. Set for hearing April 21.

  5. Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 808.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 941.) (April 29).

  8. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 12.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).

  18. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  19. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.

  20. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time and amended.

  22. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2981.) Ordered to the Senate.

  24. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  25. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2871.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  26. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  27. Approved by the Governor.

  28. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 585, Statutes of 2025.

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