California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 620 — Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensure requirements.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 262, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law requires applicants for licensure in those professions to comply with specified educational and experience requirements, including, but not limited to, hours of supervised experience, and sets forth terms, conditions, and limitations for those hours of experience, as specified. This bill would revise those experience requirements and provide that individuals who submit applications for examination eligibility between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020, may alternatively qualify under the current requirements. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4980.43 of the Business and Professions Code made by this bill and AB 250 to take effect if both bills are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 262, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2434.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8).

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. June 16 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1019.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Ordered to second reading.

  18. Read third time and amended.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  21. Set for hearing April 27.

  22. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 591.) (April 13).

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  25. Set for hearing April 13.

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

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Block

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Special Consent #6

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 2001
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

Official roll call →

SB 620 Block Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chang — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

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
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 620 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law requires applicants for licensure in those professions to comply with specified educational and experience requirements, including, but not limited to, hours of supervised experience, and sets forth terms, conditions, and limitations for those hours of experience, as specified. This bill would revise those experience requirements and provide that individuals who submit applications for examination eligibility between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020, may alternatively qualify under the current requirements. The bill would also make other technical and conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4980.43 of the Business and Professions Code made by this bill and AB 250 to take effect if both bills are chaptered and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 620?
SB 620 is sponsored by Block.
What is the current status of SB 620?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 620?
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