Prisoners: professional mental health providers: marriage and family therapists.
Existing law requires any person employed or under contract to provide mental health diagnostic or treatment or other mental health services in the state correctional system to be a physician and surgeon, psychologist, or other health professional, licensed to practice in this state, except as specified. This licensure requirement may be waived in order for a person to gain qualifying experience for licensure as a psychologist or clinical social worker in this state.
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California Legislature
20092010
AB 1113
California AB 1113 (20092010)
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Prisoners: professional mental health providers: marriage and family therapists.
California AB 1113 (20092010) — Prisoners: professional mental health providers: marriage and family therapists.
Existing law requires any person employed or under contract to provide mental health diagnostic or treatment or other mental health services in the state correctional system to be a physician and surgeon, psychologist, or other health professional, licensed to practice in this state, except as specified. This licensure requirement may be waived in order for a person to gain qualifying experience for licensure as a psychologist or clinical social worker in this state.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1113 LOWENTHAL Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bonnie Lowenthal — primary (person)
Anderson — author (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
2009-03-26 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2009-04-15 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-04 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-14 Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1441.). reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-05-18 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1533.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-04 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2009-06-22 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-06-29 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2009-06-30 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-07-16 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1762.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-07-16 In Assembly. To enrollment.
2009-07-30 Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2009-08-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2009-08-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 135, Statutes of 2009.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a5b80957-e7b7-4159-b8ec-770143159022. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).