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SENATE BILL 630 (BOATWRIGHT – 1991)
CHAPTER 679, STATUTES OF 1991, SB 630
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Business and Professions Code section 10032 was enacted in 1991 following legislative passage of Senate Bill 630. (See Exhibit #1g) Senator Daniel E. Boatwright introduced the bill on March 4, 1991 at the request of the California Association of Realtors (CAR). (See Exhibits #1a and #3, page 2) At this time, Senator Boatwright served as chair of the Senate Committee on Business and Professions. (See Exhibit #3, page 1) Senate Bill 630 was a single-issue bill that proposed to enact Business and Professions Code section 10032 only. (See Exhibit #1a through #1g)
Senate Bill 630 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Business and Professions and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #8) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibits #5 and #9) Five amendments were made to Senate Bill 630 during legislative consideration. (See Exhibits #1b through #1f and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Pete Wilson signed Senate Bill 630 on October 7, 1991, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on October 9, 1991 as Chapter 679 of the Statutes of 1991. (See Exhibits #1g and #2)
This bill was heard on the Consent Calendar in each house, indicating it was unopposed, and received unanimous votes in all committees. On the floor of each house it was on the Special Consent Calendar, voted on as a unit with other non-controversial measures, rather than being voted individually. (See Exhibit #2)
The Special Consent analysis prepared by the Office of Senate Floor Analyses provided the following description of Senate Bill 630 as it was last amended on September 4, 1991:
DIGEST: This bill provides that a broker and a real estate salesperson licensed under that broker may contract between themselves as independent contractors or as employer and employee, for purposes of their legal relationship with and obligations to each other.
(See Exhibit #13b, page 1)