2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB742: Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
Legislative Summary
An act to add and repeal Section 115.7 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/18/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/19/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
State Assembly
3/3/2025
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.
State Assembly
3/13/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/17/2025
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
State Assembly
4/8/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
4/8/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
State Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
4/8/2025
12
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/18/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Judiciary(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 12
Primary Sponsor

Sade Elhawary
Democrat