CA AB 427
deadSocial workers: interstate compact.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 427 pass?
No. CA AB 427 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA AB 427 about?
Existing law, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law requires the board to issue a clinical social worker license to each applicant who qualifies pursuant to the act and who successfully passes a California law and ethics examination and a clinical examination. This bill would ratify and approve the Social Work Licensure Compact, which authorizes member states to issue multistate licenses to applicants meeting specified education and experience requirements. Under the compact, a multistate license grants the holder an authorization to practice in other member states. The compact provides for the creation of a commission and requires the board to select a delegate to serve on the commission. This bill would require the board to comply with the requirements of the compact and to adopt regulations necessary to implement that compact. Existing law prohibits an individual from styling themselves, or holding themselves out to be, a "licensed clinical social worker," and makes it unlawful to engage in the practice of clinical social work unless they hold a license under the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act. This bill would instead prohibit those acts unless they hold a license under the act or under the above-described compact. This bill would become operative only upon certification by the Director of Consumer Affairs that a majority of the board has voted in favor of joining the compact and would require the director to notify the Secretary of State and the Legislative Counsel Bureau of the date of that certification.
Who sponsors CA AB 427?
Jackson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 427.
Description
Existing law, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law requires the board to issue a clinical social worker license to each applicant who qualifies pursuant to the act and who successfully passes a California law and ethics examination and a clinical examination. This bill would ratify and approve the Social Work Licensure Compact, which authorizes member states to issue multistate licenses to applicants meeting specified education and experience requirements. Under the compact, a multistate license grants the holder an authorization to practice in other member states. The compact provides for the creation of a commission and requires the board to select a delegate to serve on the commission. This bill would require the board to comply with the requirements of the compact and to adopt regulations necessary to implement that compact. Existing law prohibits an individual from styling themselves, or holding themselves out to be, a "licensed clinical social worker," and makes it unlawful to engage in the practice of clinical social work unless they hold a license under the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act. This bill would instead prohibit those acts unless they hold a license under the act or under the above-described compact. This bill would become operative only upon certification by the Director of Consumer Affairs that a majority of the board has voted in favor of joining the compact and would require the director to notify the Secretary of State and the Legislative Counsel Bureau of the date of that certification.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-24
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Jacksonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-05
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-06
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2025-03-24
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD.
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2025-03-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
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2025-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
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2025-04-08
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 8).
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2025-04-09
Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-10
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
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2025-05-23
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-01-31
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
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2026-02-02
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-04-08 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Berman: yes
- Haney: yes
- Krell: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Chen: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Irwin: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-22 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Kalra: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Lee: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bryan: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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