AB1170 - Maintenance of the codes.

Assembly Bill No. 1170 CHAPTER 67 An act to amend Sections 205, 208, 1944, 2529.8.1, 4848.1, 4996.22, 5070.1, 5272, 5272.5, 7048, 7363, 8020.5, 17580, 19520, 23399.5, 26051.5, 26152.2, and 26200 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 714.3, 798.56, 835, 1770, 1785.11.11, 1798.130, 1798.140, 1798.185, 1950.6, 1954.09, 2214, 2924f, 3111, 3480, and 5115 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2213) of Title 7 of Part 4 of Division 3 of, the Civil Code, to amend Sections 8, 5510, 7510, and 12460 of the Corporations Code, to amend Sections 8222, 8242, 10864, 17586, 33328.5, 33355, 42238.026, 44260.1, 44320.5, 44395, 45202, 46392, 47604.2, 48306, 51225.7, 51255, 66023.4, 66023.5, 66076.2, 66270.7, 66280.5, 66308, 66749.81, 69996.9, and 76303 of, and to amend and renumber Section 51225.32 of, the Education Code, to amend Sections 2201, 2208, 3019, and 20513 of the Elections Code, to amend Sections 1352, 1352.5, 1672, and 2089.22 of the Fish and Game Code, to amend Sections 12811.2, 12839, 14513, 14611, 56571, 58231.1, and 82001 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Sections 8547.2, 8547.5, 8657, 11126, 12530.5, 14072.6, 14839, 14840, 19829.9852, 19829.9854, 51298, 53398.52, 54239.4, 62506, 62509, 62520, 62551, 62551.1, 62582, 65302, 65585, 65588, 65852.8, 65913.4, 65915, 65915.3, 66314, 66499.41, and 89517.5 of, and to repeal the heading of Title 8.5 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 1317.2a, 1343.3, 1374.72, 2056, 9077, 18214, 50197.3, 50513, 50515.03, 50710.7, 111926, 114368.8, 114381, 120440, 128454, and 130065.1 of, and to repeal the headings of Divisions 38 and 39 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 10509.9205 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 226.8, 2699, and 2699.3 of the Labor Code, to amend Sections 257, 395.1, 502, 502.1, 502.2, 502.4, 504, 505, 510, 513, 520, 552, 555, 557, 987.005, 987.300, and 1690 of the Military and Veterans Code, to amend Sections 236.8, 236.10, 236.11, 803, 888, 1233.12, and 28230 of the Penal Code, to amend Sections 2051, 10115.1, and 12140 of the Public Contract Code, to amend Sections 3206, 6217.8, 42281, 42282.1, 42283, 42968.32, 42968.62, 42968.71, 42968.74, 42984.3, 42984.10, 42984.21, 42999, and 48704.1 of the Public Resources Code, to amend Section 311 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 17052.1 and 36005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 94.4 and 31490 of the Streets and Highways Code, to amend Section 679 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, to amend Sections 9250.14 and 21214.7 of the Vehicle Code, to amend Section 73510 of the Water Code, to amend Sections 361.31, 706.6, 4095, 5404, 5610, 10492.2, 14149.95, and 16501.35 of, to amend and renumber the heading of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 9320) of Division 8.5 of, and to repeal the heading of Division 26 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to amend Section 1 of Chapter 107 of the Statutes of 2024, relating to maintenance of the codes. [ Approved by Governor July 28, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State July 28, 2025. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1170, Dixon. Maintenance of the codes. Existing law directs the Legislative Counsel to advise the Legislature from time to time as to legislation necessary to maintain the codes. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in various provisions of the law to effectuate the recommendations made by the Legislative Counsel to the Legislature. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 497 of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 205. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds: (1) Accountancy Fund. (2) California Architects Board Fund. (3) Athletic Commission Fund. (4) Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund. (5) Cemetery and Funeral Fund. (6) Contractors License Fund. (7) State Dentistry Fund. (8) Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund. (9) California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund. (10) Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California. (11) Optometry Fund. (12) Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund. (13) Physical Therapy Fund. (14) Private Security Services Fund. (15) Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund. (16) Consumer Affairs Fund. (17) Behavioral Sciences Fund. (18) Licensed Midwifery Fund. (19) Court Reporters’ Fund. (20) California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. (21) Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund. (22) Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund. (23) Acupuncture Fund. (24) Physician Assistant Fund. (25) Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund. (26) Psychology Fund. (27) Respiratory Care Fund. (28) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. (29) Board of Registered Nursing Fund. (30) State Dental Hygiene Fund. (31) Structural Pest Control Fund. (32) Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund. (33) Structural Pest Control Research Fund. (34) Household Movers Fund. (35) Household Goods and Services Fund. (36) Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund. (b) For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law. (c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 2. Section 205 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 497 of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 205. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds: (1) Accountancy Fund. (2) California Architects Board Fund. (3) Athletic Commission Fund. (4) Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund. (5) Cemetery and Funeral Fund. (6) Contractors License Fund. (7) State Dentistry Fund. (8) California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund. (9) Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California. (10) Optometry Fund. (11) Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund. (12) Physical Therapy Fund. (13) Private Security Services Fund. (14) Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund. (15) Consumer Affairs Fund. (16) Behavioral Sciences Fund. (17) Licensed Midwifery Fund. (18) Court Reporters’ Fund. (19) California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. (20) Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund. (21) Acupuncture Fund. (22) Physician Assistant Fund. (23) Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund. (24) Psychology Fund. (25) Respiratory Care Fund. (26) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. (27) Board of Registered Nursing Fund. (28) State Dental Hygiene Fund. (29) Structural Pest Control Fund. (30) Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund. (31) Structural Pest Control Research Fund. (32) Household Goods and Services Fund. (33) Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund. (b) For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law. (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026. SEC. 3. Section 208 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 4 of Chapter 497 of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 208. (a) Beginning April 1, 2023, a Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee of nine dollars ($9) shall be assessed annually on each of the licensees specified in subdivision (b) to pay the reasonable costs associated with operating and maintaining CURES for the purpose of regulating those licensees. The fee assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be billed and collected by the regulating agency of each licensee at the time of the licensee’s license renewal. If the reasonable regulatory cost of operating and maintaining CURES is less than nine dollars ($9) per licensee, the Department of Consumer Affairs, by regulation, may reduce the fee established by this section to the reasonable regulatory cost. (b) (1) Licensees authorized pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances or pharmacists licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2. (2) Licensees issued a license that has been placed in a retired or inactive status pursuant to a statute or regulation are exempt from the CURES fee requirement in subdivision (a). This exemption shall not apply to licensees whose license has been placed in a retired or inactive status if the licensee is at any time authorized to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances. (3) Wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, nonresident wholesalers, and nonresident third-party logistics providers of dangerous drugs licensed pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 4160) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (4) Nongovernmental clinics licensed pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) and Article 14 (commencing with Section 4190) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (5) Nongovernmental pharmacies licensed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 4110) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (c) The funds collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the CURES Fund, which is hereby created within the State Treasury. Moneys in the CURES Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available to the Department of Consumer Affairs to reimburse the Department of Justice for costs to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b). (d) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall contract with the Department of Justice on behalf of the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the California Veterinary Medical Board, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, the State Board of Optometry, and the Podiatric Medical Board of California to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b). (e) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2023. (f) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed. SEC. 4. Section 208 of the Business and Professions Code, as amended by Section 5 of Chapter 497 of the Statutes of 2024, is amended to read: 208. (a) Beginning April 1, 2025, a Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be assessed annually on each of the licensees specified in subdivision (b) to pay the reasonable costs associated with operating and maintaining CURES for the purpose of regulating those licensees. The fee assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be billed and collected by the regulating agency of each licensee at the time of the licensee’s license renewal. If the reasonable regulatory cost of operating and maintaining CURES is less than fifteen dollars ($15) per licensee, the Department of Consumer Affairs, by regulation, may reduce the fee established by this section to the reasonable regulatory cost. (b) (1) Licensees authorized pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances or pharmacists licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2. (2) Licensees issued a license that has been placed in a retired or inactive status pursuant to a statute or regulation are exempt from the CURES fee requirement in subdivision (a). This exemption shall not apply to licensees whose license has been placed in a retired or inactive status if the licensee is at any time authorized to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances. (3) Wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, nonresident wholesalers, and nonresident third-party logistics providers of dangerous drugs licensed pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 4160) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (4) Nongovernmental clinics licensed pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) and Article 14 (commencing with Section 4190) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (5) Nongovernmental pharmacies licensed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 4110) of Chapter 9 of Division 2. (c) The funds collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the CURES Fund, which is hereby created within the State Treasury. Moneys in the CURES Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available to the Department of Consumer Affairs to reimburse the Department of Justice for costs to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b). (d) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall contract with the Department of Justice on behalf of the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the California Veterinary Medical Board, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, the State Board of Optometry, and the Podiatric Medical Board of California to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b). (e) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2025. SEC. 5. Section 1944 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 1944. (a) The dental hygiene board shall establish by resolution the amount of the fees that relate to the licensing of a registered dental hygienist, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, and a registered dental hygienist in extended functions. The fees established by dental hygiene board resolution in effect on June 30, 2009, as they relate to the licensure of registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienists in extended functions, shall remain in effect until modified by the dental hygiene board. The fees are subject to the following limitatio [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]