California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1279 — Music therapy.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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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 2015-2016 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.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law defines "unfair competition" to mean and include any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. Under existing law, a person who engages in unfair competition is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties over the regulation of health facilities and adult day health care centers, including, but not limited to, adopting regulations setting forth applicable staffing standards. Existing regulations of the department applicable to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and for adult day health care centers define "music therapist" as a person who has a bachelor's degree in music therapy and who is registered or eligible for registration by the National Association for Music Therapy, now known as the American Music Therapy Association. This bill would prohibit a person who provides music therapy, as defined, from using the title of "Board Certified Music Therapist" unless the person has completed specified education and clinical training requirements. The bill would also establish that it is an unfair business practice for a person to use the title "Board Certified Music Therapist" if he or she does not meet those requirements. The bill would prohibit its provisions from being construed to authorize a person engaged in music therapy to state or imply that he or she provides mental health counseling, psychotherapy, or occupational therapy for which a license is required and provide that use of music therapy shall not imply or suggest that the person is a Board Certified Music Therapist, if he or she does not meet specified criteria.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2678.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2203.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 6).

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

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

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1333.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 28).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  22. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  25. Read first time.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  27. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Holden · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Holden

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1279 HOLDEN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chang — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1279 Holden By Block

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6002
Democratic 1000
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 1279 HOLDEN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Brown — Yea
Daly — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chu — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Hadley — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Brough — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1279 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law defines "unfair competition" to mean and include any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. Under existing law, a person who engages in unfair competition is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health and sets forth its powers and duties over the regulation of health facilities and adult day health care centers, including, but not limited to, adopting regulations setting forth applicable staffing standards. Existing regulations of the department applicable to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled and for adult day health care centers define "music therapist" as a person who has a bachelor's degree in music therapy and who is registered or eligible for registration by the National Association for Music Therapy, now known as the American Music Therapy Association. This bill would prohibit a person who provides music therapy, as defined, from using the title of "Board Certified Music Therapist" unless the person has completed specified education and clinical training requirements. The bill would also establish that it is an unfair business practice for a person to use the title "Board Certified Music Therapist" if he or she does not meet those requirements. The bill would prohibit its provisions from being construed to authorize a person engaged in music therapy to state or imply that he or she provides mental health counseling, psychotherapy, or occupational therapy for which a license is required and provide that use of music therapy shall not imply or suggest that the person is a Board Certified Music Therapist, if he or she does not meet specified criteria.
Who sponsors AB 1279?
AB 1279 is sponsored by Holden.
What is the current status of AB 1279?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 1279?
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