---
type: "Bill"
title: "Audiologists: hearing aids."
description: "Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of audiologists by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, defines the practice of audiology, and makes a violation of that act a crime. Under existing law, the board is comprised of 3 licensed speech-language pathologists, 3 licensed audiologists, and 3 public members."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 1535"
citation: "California AB 1535 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Audiologists: hearing aids."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 29
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe299b06-7421-44e1-b188-c13cb04c27d2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535"
source_hash: "0267525f5a786af90fd271d7b38bc057a9fafdf3998b71bdd109953dd63d49ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1535 (20092010) — Audiologists: hearing aids.

Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of audiologists by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, defines the practice of audiology, and makes a violation of that act a crime. Under existing law, the board is comprised of 3 licensed speech-language pathologists, 3 licensed audiologists, and 3 public members.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/27/09 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153599INT)
2. **04/20/09 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153598AMD)
3. **07/09/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153597AMD)
4. **07/16/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153596AMD)
5. **09/02/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153595AMD)
6. **09/04/09 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153594AMD)
7. **10/11/09 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153592CHP)
8. **AB1535** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535)
9. **09/23/09 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1535&version=20090AB153593ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Set, first hearing. Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1535 Jones By Negrete McLeod — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1535 Jones Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1535 JONES Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2009-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
- **2009-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-04-21** Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-04-29** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-13** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2009-05-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 5. Page 1753.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-05-28** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2009-06-11** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2009-07-06** In committee: Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2009-07-09** 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. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2009-07-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 13). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-07-16** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-08-17** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2009-09-01** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2009-09-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-04** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-08** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2009-09-09** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 2322.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2009-09-10** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2009-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 68. Noes 8. Page 3297.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-09-28** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2009-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2009-10-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2009.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe299b06-7421-44e1-b188-c13cb04c27d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).