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SB 456: Contractors: exemptions: muralists.
What SB 456 does, verified December 7, 2025
The proposed legislation would add a new exemption to the contractors state license law. This exemption would allow an artist who creates a mural, as defined, to work on a project without needing a license, as long as they have an agreement with a person who can legally authorize the work. This exemption applies to artists who draw, paint, apply, execute, restore, or conserve murals. The new exemption would allow these artists to engage in their profession without the need for a state-issued license.
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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2025. (2025-10-13)Alert me
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| Oct. 13, 2025 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 758, Statutes of 2025. |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 10, 2025 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2905.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| Sep. 04, 2025 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, October 13, 2025 · 283 words
Senate Bill No. 456
CHAPTER 758
An act to add Section 7050 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
[ Approved by Governor October 13, 2025. Filed with Secretary of State October 13, 2025. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 456, Ashby. Contractors: exemptions: muralists.
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. Existing law exempts from the Contractors State License Law, among other things, a nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified.
This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 7050 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:7050.
(a) This chapter does not apply to an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work.(b) For purposes of this section, ”mural” means a unique work of fine art that is protected by copyright, trademark, label, or patent and that is drawn or painted by hand directly onto interior or exterior walls or ceilings, fixtures, or other appurtenances of a building or structure. “Mural” does not include painted wall signs.
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