California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2198 — Mental health professionals: suicide prevention training.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professionals who provide mental health-related services, including psychologists, marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, professional clinical counselors, and clinical social workers. Under existing law, an applicant for licensure in these professions is required to complete certain coursework or training in order to be eligible for a license. Existing law also requires these professionals to participate in continuing education as a prerequisite for renewing their license. This bill would require a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, educational psychologist, professional clinical counselor, and clinical social worker who began graduate study on or after January 1, 2016, to complete a minimum of 15 contact hours of coursework in suicide assessment, treatment, and management before he or she may be issued a license. The bill would also require, commencing January 1, 2016, a person licensed in these professions or any applicant for licensure who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2016, to take a six-hour continuing education course in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in order to renew his or her license.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 6178.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4495.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  8. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 11. Page 5026.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (May 14).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  19. Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Primary
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Hill
  • Steinberg

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2198 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 57 Yea · 13 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521109
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 571309
% of votes cast 72%16%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Linder — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Nay
Conway — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Medina — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Pan — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Eggman — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gomez — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2198 Levine By Gaines

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29107
Democratic 1002
Total 30109
% of votes cast 75%3%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2198 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 11 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 429021
Democratic 4000
Republican 1200
Total 4711021
% of votes cast 59%14%0%27%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Salas — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Nay
Garcia — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Nay
Allen — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
John A. Pérez — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Conway — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Dababneh — Not Voting
Dickinson — Not Voting
Eggman — Nay
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 15101
% of votes cast 88%6%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Republican 0001
Total 10004
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Dickinson — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2198 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various professionals who provide mental health-related services, including psychologists, marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, professional clinical counselors, and clinical social workers. Under existing law, an applicant for licensure in these professions is required to complete certain coursework or training in order to be eligible for a license. Existing law also requires these professionals to participate in continuing education as a prerequisite for renewing their license. This bill would require a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, educational psychologist, professional clinical counselor, and clinical social worker who began graduate study on or after January 1, 2016, to complete a minimum of 15 contact hours of coursework in suicide assessment, treatment, and management before he or she may be issued a license. The bill would also require, commencing January 1, 2016, a person licensed in these professions or any applicant for licensure who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2016, to take a six-hour continuing education course in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in order to renew his or her license.
Who sponsors AB 2198?
AB 2198 is sponsored by Hill, Levine, and Steinberg.
What is the current status of AB 2198?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2198?
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