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Board staff updates committee on AB 1598 and SB 1445; legislative items to return in August
Summary
Staff reported on board‑sponsored bills (AB 1598 and SB 1445), including timeline and committee actions, and noted other bills of interest (SB 903, SB 934). Committee asked follow‑up questions; staff will return with updates in August.
Board legislative staff briefed the committee June 16 on the status of board‑sponsored and other bills affecting licensure and professional practice.
Staff summarized AB 1598 (Assemblymember Quirk‑Silva), the board's sponsored bill, which would extend the validity of supervision experience and registration from six to seven years, and would allow a one‑time two‑year hardship extension for associates to practice in one private practice under certain conditions. Staff said AB 1598 passed its second policy committee and, if it continues to pass appropriations and the Legislature, the governor has until Sept. 30 to act; if signed it would take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
Staff also discussed SB 1445 (the committee omnibus bill), which contains technical amendments, clarifications about video‑conference supervision appropriateness, and attempts to modernize some coursework requirements; the Senate Business and Professions Committee removed some substantive child‑abuse assessment language from the omnibus and staff plans to pursue that content through workforce/education review instead.
Staff noted other bills the board is tracking, including SB 903 (AI for mental health professionals) and SB 934 (sexual orientation/gender identity change efforts) and said some items will be brought back to the board in August for further consideration.
Committee members asked specific questions about why certain child‑abuse language was removed from the omnibus and whether it might be handled separately; staff said the language was considered too substantive for the omnibus and will be reconsidered in workforce/education discussions. No formal action on the bills was taken at the committee meeting; staff will return with updates as bills progress.
