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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 456

Contractors: exemptions: muralists.

  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 within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. Existing law exempts from the Contractors State License Law, among other things, a nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified. This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work.

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Roll-call votes

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

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 4, 2025
House		SB 456 Ashby Senate Third Reading By JacksonpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 20, 2025
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Jul 8, 2025
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2025
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Business and Professions]passSet your home in California to see
Jun 2, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading SB456 Ashby et al.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 7, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see

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