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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 479

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Relating to: reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)

Organization miscellaneous Safety and professional services department of Sales Trades and occupations

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an appropriation for the Department of Safety and Professional Services to reduce the cost of examinations administered by a third party that are required to obtain an occupational license in the building trades.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Emerson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

9 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Larson (D) , Mayadev (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Arney, Andraca, Brown, Bare, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment

  3. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1