California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 943
Insurance agents: prelicensing education.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law requires the Department of Insurance to require all new applicants for license as a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, limited lines automobile insurance agent, personal lines broker-agent, life agent, or accident and health or sickness agent to meet specified prelicensing education standards that include 20 hours of prelicensing study as a prerequisite to qualification for a license. Existing law also requires 12 hours of study on ethics in addition to the 20 hours of prelicensing study. Existing law requires the curriculum for satisfying this requirement to be approved by the curriculum board and submitted to the Insurance Commissioner for final approval. Existing law requires the commissioner to charge a specified fee for filing an application for certification, and to renew certification, of the prelicensing education course mentioned above.
This bill would eliminate the requirement that all new applicants must meet the 20 hours of prelicensing study, and would require a fee associated with the 12-hour ethics course certification. The bill would also make conforming changes.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1757.2 of the Insurance Code proposed by AB 487 to be operative only if this bill and AB 487 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Text versions
- 10/10/25 - Chaptered· Oct 10, 2025
- 09/16/25 - Enrolled· Sep 16, 2025
- 09/04/25 - Amended Senate· Sep 4, 2025
- 06/03/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 3, 2025
- 04/03/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 3, 2025
- 03/18/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 18, 2025
- 02/19/25 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2025
- AB943
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 House | AB 943 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 11, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 3, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado Reconsider | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 3, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 25, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 12, 2025 House | AB 943 Michelle Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 30, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 24, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Sep 13, 2025 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3455.). - Sep 13, 2025 · House
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.) - Sep 12, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2887.). - Sep 8, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Sep 4, 2025 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2455.) - Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2447.). - Aug 20, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 19, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. - Jul 9, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS. - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on INS. - May 13, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 12, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1512.) - May 1, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30). - Apr 23, 2025 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 2). - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on INS. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended. - Mar 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on INS. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.