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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1165

Contractor licenses: outstanding liabilities assessed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law requires the board to appoint a registrar of contractors, as specified, to serve as the executive officer and secretary of the board. Existing law permits the registrar to suspend or refuse to issue, reinstate, reactivate, or renew a license for a failure to resolve all outstanding final liabilities, including taxes and any fees that may be assessed by, among others, the State Board of Equalization and the Franchise Tax Board. Existing law exempts from that provision the outstanding final liabilities assessed by the State Board of Equalization of a licensee who has entered into an installment payment agreement with the State Board of Equalization, as provided. Existing law, on July 1, 2017, transferred to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration various duties, powers, and responsibilities of the State Board of Equalization. This bill would update the above-described outstanding liability enforcement provisions of the Contractors State License Law to include references to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, as specified. The bill would require the installment payment agreements with the State Board of Equalization or the department to be in writing. The Contractors State License Law requires the application for a contractor's license to include an authorization by the applicant for the Franchise Tax Board to disclose the tax information that is required for the registrar to administer the outstanding liability enforcement provisions, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Franchise Tax Board to audit these authorizations. This bill would revise the application requirements to include a similar tax information disclosure authorization for the department, as specified. The bill would also authorize the department to audit these authorizations.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 6, 2026
House		SB 1165 Caballero Senate Third Reading By CarrillopassSet your home in California to see
Jul 1, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 22, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 16, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
May 7, 2026
Senate		Consent Calendar 2ndpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 22, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 13, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]passSet your home in California to see

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