--- type: "Bill" title: "Psychological testing technicians." description: "The Psychology Licensing Law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology. The act prohibits a person from engaging in the practice of psychology or representing that the person is a psychologist without a license, except as specified, and makes any violation of the act a crime. Existing law authorizes a person other than a licensed psychologist to register with the board as a registered psychological associate and perform specified psychological functions if specified requirements are met." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20212022" identifier: "SB 1428" citation: "California SB 1428 (20212022)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Psychological testing technicians."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Archuleta"] version_count: 5 action_count: 25 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2022-02-18" last_action: "2022-09-27" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dcc9449-8472-436c-94ab-79de7aa58cf7" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428" source_hash: "5d6ed5f25bc98d9a88262f20df90ac80a04a55a92f7532ab03b0cbe9ced64f7b" 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 SB 1428 (20212022) — Psychological testing technicians. The Psychology Licensing Law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology. The act prohibits a person from engaging in the practice of psychology or representing that the person is a psychologist without a license, except as specified, and makes any violation of the act a crime. Existing law authorizes a person other than a licensed psychologist to register with the board as a registered psychological associate and perform specified psychological functions if specified requirements are met. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/18/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428&version=20210SB142899INT) 2. **05/23/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428&version=20210SB142898AMD) 3. **09/27/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428&version=20210SB142896CHP) 4. **SB1428** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428) 5. **09/01/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1428&version=20210SB142897ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading SB1428 Archuleta et al. — **36–0** (pass) · upper - SB 1428 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Salas — **76–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **12–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Archuleta — primary (person) - Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-18** Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement. - **2022-02-22** From printer. - **2022-03-09** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee` - **2022-03-16** Set for hearing April 4. - **2022-04-05** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3308.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2022-04-06** Set for hearing April 18. - **2022-04-18** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2022-04-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-05-23** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-05-23** Ordered to second reading. - **2022-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-05-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3980.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-05-27** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2022-06-02** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee` - **2022-06-21** June 21 hearing postponed by committee. - **2022-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2022-08-03** August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - **2022-08-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 11). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-08-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-08-29** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - **2022-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - **2022-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 622, Statutes of 2022. `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dcc9449-8472-436c-94ab-79de7aa58cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).