California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1808 — Minors: mental health treatment or counseling services.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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 authorizes a minor who is 12 years of age or older to consent to outpatient mental health treatment or counseling services, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if, in the opinion of the attending professional person, the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in those services. Existing law defines "professional person," for the purposes of those provisions, to include, among others, a marriage and family therapist, a marriage and family therapist intern, a professional clinical counselor, a clinical counselor intern, a clinical psychologist, and a clinical social worker, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a marriage and family therapist trainee, a clinical counselor trainee, a registered psychologist, a registered psychological assistant, a psychology trainee, an associate clinical social worker, and a social work intern, while working under the supervision of certain licensed professionals, respectively, to provide those services. The bill would require the marriage and family therapist trainee, the clinical counselor trainee, the psychology trainee, or the social work intern to notify his or her supervisor or an on-call supervisor, as specified, at the site where the trainee or intern volunteers or is employed within 24 hours of treating or counseling a minor. The bill would require the trainee or intern, if upon the initial assessment of the minor the trainee or intern believes that the minor is a danger to self or to others, to notify the supervisor, as specified, immediately after the treatment or counseling session. The bill would also change the definition of clinical psychologist for these purposes and would make a technical, nonsubstantive change.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 292, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 2. Page 6162.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 5126.).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. 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.

  14. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D., JUD. and APPR.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 4458.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 29).

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

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wood · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wood

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1808 WOOD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67201
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 77201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Linder — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1808 Wood By Hill

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34101
Democratic 3000
Total 37101
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — 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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AB 1808 WOOD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65104
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 74105
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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 Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Republican 1001
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1808 do?
Existing law authorizes a minor who is 12 years of age or older to consent to outpatient mental health treatment or counseling services, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if, in the opinion of the attending professional person, the minor is mature enough to participate intelligently in those services. Existing law defines "professional person," for the purposes of those provisions, to include, among others, a marriage and family therapist, a marriage and family therapist intern, a professional clinical counselor, a clinical counselor intern, a clinical psychologist, and a clinical social worker, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a marriage and family therapist trainee, a clinical counselor trainee, a registered psychologist, a registered psychological assistant, a psychology trainee, an associate clinical social worker, and a social work intern, while working under the supervision of certain licensed professionals, respectively, to provide those services. The bill would require the marriage and family therapist trainee, the clinical counselor trainee, the psychology trainee, or the social work intern to notify his or her supervisor or an on-call supervisor, as specified, at the site where the trainee or intern volunteers or is employed within 24 hours of treating or counseling a minor. The bill would require the trainee or intern, if upon the initial assessment of the minor the trainee or intern believes that the minor is a danger to self or to others, to notify the supervisor, as specified, immediately after the treatment or counseling session. The bill would also change the definition of clinical psychologist for these purposes and would make a technical, nonsubstantive change.
Who sponsors AB 1808?
AB 1808 is sponsored by Wood.
What is the current status of AB 1808?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1808?
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