CA SB 993
enactedBoard of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: notices.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 993 pass?
Yes. CA SB 993 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 993 about?
Existing law establishes the Board of Behavioral Sciences and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the licensing, registration, and regulation of marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors. Existing law requires these licensees and registrants to provide a client with a written notice stating that the board receives and responds to complaints regarding services provided by the licensee or registrant and containing specified information about the licensee or registrant and their license. This bill would authorize the licensee or registrant, in specified practice settings, to exercise discretion whether to disclose any or all of the information about the licensee or registrant and their license in the notice based on individual safety concerns if certain requirements are met.
Who sponsors CA SB 993?
Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 993, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law establishes the Board of Behavioral Sciences and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the licensing, registration, and regulation of marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors. Existing law requires these licensees and registrants to provide a client with a written notice stating that the board receives and responds to complaints regarding services provided by the licensee or registrant and containing specified information about the licensee or registrant and their license. This bill would authorize the licensee or registrant, in specified practice settings, to exercise discretion whether to disclose any or all of the information about the licensee or registrant and their license in the notice based on individual safety concerns if certain requirements are met.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ochoa Boghauthor
- Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 668, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-26
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6374.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-18
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-18
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-06
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
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2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4315.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-04
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-20
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3954.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-13
April 13 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
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2026-03-19
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-09
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2026-02-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-20 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Archuleta: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Niello: yes
- Arreguín: other
- Menjivar: other
3rd Reading SB993 Ochoa Bogh
2026-05-18 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grove: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Patterson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Berman: yes
- Addis: yes
- Chen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hart: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pellerin: yes
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