California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2435
Professional engineering, geology, geophysics, and land surveying: practice without a license: administrative penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Chen (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law establishes the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists to license and regulate professional engineers under the Professional Engineers Act, to license and regulate land surveyors under the Professional Land Surveyors' Act, and to license and regulate geologists and geophysicists under the Geologist and Geophysicist Act. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to practice or to offer to practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering, geology, geophysics, or land surveying without being licensed under those acts, unless the person is exempt from licensure. Existing law requires fees and civil penalties received pursuant to the Professional Engineers Act, the Professional Land Surveyors' Act, and the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to be deposited in the Professional Engineer's, Land Surveyor's, and Geologist's Fund, and continuously appropriates those funds to the board for purposes of those acts.
This bill would authorize the executive officer of the board to issue a citation to a person or entity that subjects the person or entity to an administrative fine of not less than $500 and no more than $20,000 for each violation of practicing or offering to practice civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, geophysics, or land surveying without a license unless the person or entity is otherwise authorized by law. By authorizing additional penalties to be deposited into a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation.
Text versions
- 06/10/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 10, 2026
- 04/15/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 15, 2026
- 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 16, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2435
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 House | AB 2435 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2026 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
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. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and PUB. S. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 14, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5056.) - May 7, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - May 6, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on B. & P. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.