California SB 1483: Department of Consumer Affairs: Bureau of Household Goods and Services: electronic and appliance repair, home furnishings, and thermal insulation.
Status: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 578, Statutes of 2018. (as of 2018-09-20)
State: California · Session: 20172018 · Bill: SB 1483
Subjects: Department of Consumer Affairs: Bureau of Household Goods and Services: electronic and appliance repair, home furnishings, and thermal insulation.
Sponsors: Hill, Low
Bill Text
• • • • • • Bill Text - SB-1483 Department of Consumer Affairs: Bureau of Household Goods and Services: electronic and appliance repair, home furnishings, and thermal insulation. • • skip to content • home • accessibility • FAQ • feedback • sitemap • login • x Quick Search: Bill Number Bill Keyword • • • • • • Home • Bill Information • California Law • Publications • Other Resources • My Subscriptions • My Favorites • Bill Information >> • Bill Search >> • Text Bill Text Bill Information PDF2 Bill PDF |Add To My Favorites | Version: 09/20/18 - Chaptered 09/07/18 - Enrolled 08/24/18 - Amended Assembly 08/20/18 - Amended Assembly 06/12/18 - Amended Assembly 04/30/18 - Amended Senate 04/17/18 - Amended Senate 02/16/18 - Introduced SB-1483 Department of Consumer Affairs: Bureau of Household Goods and Services: electronic and appliance repair, home furnishings, and thermal insulation.(2017-2018) Text >> Votes >> History >> Bill Analysis >> Today's Law As Amended >> Compare Versions >> Status >> Comments To Author >> Add To My Favorites >> SHARE THIS: Date Published: 09/20/2018 09:00 PM SB1483:v92#DOCUMENTBill Start Senate Bill No. 1483 CHAPTER 578 An act to amend Sections 27, 101, 9801, 9810, 9810.1, 9812.5, 9830.5, 9832.5, 9842, 9844, 9847.5, 9849, 9851, 9853, 9855.3, 9855.9, 9860, 9862.5, 9863, 19004, 19004.1, 19030, 19032, 19162, 19163, 19225.5, and 19246 of, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 9855 of, the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 13108.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to professions and vocations. [ Approved by Governor September 20, 2018. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2018. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1483, Hill. Department of Consumer Affairs: Bureau of Household Goods and Services: electronic and appliance repair, home furnishings, and thermal insulation. (1) Existing law establishes the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation, under the direction of a chief who is responsible to the Director of Consumer Affairs, and specifies that the powers and duties of the bureau shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature as if the provisions were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2019. This bill would extend that date to January 1, 2023, and would rename the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation as the Bureau of Household Goods and Services and would make related technical changes. (2) Existing law authorizes the director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, to appoint and fix the compensation of inspectors and other personnel as may be necessary for the administration of the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act. Existing law also establishes the Division of Investigation within the Department of Consumer Affairs, comprised of investigators who have the authority of peace officers and the division is headed by the Chief of the Division of Investigation. This bill would specify that the director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act and the provisions establishing the Division of Investigation, is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical, inspection, investigation, and auditing personnel as well as a deputy chief as may be necessary to carry out the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, and would require such personnel to perform their respective duties under the supervision and the direction of the chief. (3) The Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act provides for the licensure and regulation by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation of persons engaged in various businesses associated with home furnishings, including custom upholsterers. The act requires a custom upholsterer to give a customer a written estimate of the price of the labor and materials necessary for a specific job. The act also requires all work to be performed by a custom upholsterer to be recorded on a work order containing specified information and requires one copy of the work order to be given to the customer before any work is performed and one copy to be retained by the custom upholsterer for at least one year. This bill would specify that the provisions pertaining to a written estimate shall not prohibit the use of a written estimate in electronic format. The bill would require a custom upholsterer who provides a copy of a work order to a customer in electronic format to retain an electronic copy of the order for at least one year, as specified. (4) The Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealer Registration Law provides for the licensure and regulation of service dealers, as defined, by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation within the Department of Consumer Af
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