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CBA legislative committee hears update on AB 1175; implementation delayed to 2027
Summary
In Sacramento on March 20, 2025, California Board of Accountancy staff updated the board’s legislative committee on Assembly Bill 1175, reporting that the bill passed the Assembly and that amendments limit experience substitution while delaying implementation to Jan. 1, 2027.
David Hemphill, the committee’s information and planning officer, told the California Board of Accountancy Legislative Committee on March 20, 2025, that Assembly Bill 1175 passed the Assembly by a floor vote of 77‑0 with two abstentions and had been referred to the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee.
Hemphill said AB 1175, as amended, would allow the board to establish regulations to accept board‑recognized certificate and training programs as a substitute for a portion of the experience requirement for licensure. The amendments limit the total amount of experience that may be substituted: Hemphill cited an example that a candidate could reduce the experience requirement by up to one year for a master’s degree or six months for a board‑recognized certificate, but not both. The April 28 amendments removed the bill’s original emergency rulemaking authority and pushed back the implementation date to Jan. 1, 2027; legacy licensure requirements remain valid through Dec. 31, 2028, creating a two‑year window in which applicants could apply under either the legacy or new requirements.
“Staff recommends that the Legislative Committee retain its support and sponsor position on this measure,” Hemphill said during the presentation. He told members no formal action was necessary at the meeting.
Committee members asked no substantive questions that altered the staff recommendation, and the committee did not take a formal vote on board position during the session.
