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Assembly committee advances SB 456 to exempt commissioned muralists from contractor licensing
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism voted unanimously to pass SB 456, the "Community Beautification Act," which would add a muralist exemption (proposed §750) to the Business and Professions Code while maintaining safety and permitting requirements.
The California State Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism voted unanimously to pass SB 456, the Community Beautification Act, and referred the bill to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee.
Senator Ashby, the measure's author, presented SB 456 as a targeted exemption for commissioned muralists. "This is SB 456. It's the Community Beautification Act. It is about muralists," she said, explaining the bill would allow muralists to perform commissioned public-art work without obtaining a contractor's license while preserving safety rules and permitting requirements.
The bill would add a new section (proposed §750) to the Business and Professions Code to codify a prior regulatory interpretation that exempted muralists from contractor licensing.…
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