CA SB1203 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 1203

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-28 - Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 7587.7 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 7574.18, 7574.30, 7574.37, 7574.38, 7583.2, 7583.5, 7583.6, 7583.7, and 7587.8 of, and to add Section 7583.48 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.

Title

Security services.

Roll Calls

2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB1203 Smallwood-Cuevas (Y: 25 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-08-28	Assembly	Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-28	Assembly	Read third time and amended.
2026-08-27	Assembly	Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
2026-08-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-17	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-17	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (August 13).
2026-08-17	Assembly	Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05	Assembly	August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-25	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-06-25	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-06-16	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-06-16	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-06-04	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on B. & P., PUB. S., and L. & E.
2026-05-27	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-27	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 8. Page 4487.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-20	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-19	Senate	Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-19	Senate	Read third time and amended.
2026-05-14	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4269.) (May 14).
2026-05-08	Senate	Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04	Senate	May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24	Senate	Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3983.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-14	Senate	Set for hearing April 21 in PUB. S. pending receipt.
2026-04-13	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-04-09	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and PUB. S.
2026-03-23	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-04	Senate	Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-20	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19	Senate	Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	7574.18	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7574.30	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7574.37	New Code	See Bill Text
Business and Professions Code	7574.38	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7583.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7583.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7583.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7583.7	New Code	See Bill Text
Business and Professions Code	7587.7	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	7587.8	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#96AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#95AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203#94AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1203