Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law defines professional clinical counseling, in part, as the application of counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques to identify and remediate specified problems. Existing law also provides that professional clinical counseling does not include the assessment or treatment of couples or families unless the clinical counselor has completed specified training and education in addition to the minimum training and education required for licensure.
California SB 243 (20132014) — Professional clinical counselors.
Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of professional clinical counselors by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Existing law defines professional clinical counseling, in part, as the application of counseling interventions and psychotherapeutic techniques to identify and remediate specified problems. Existing law also provides that professional clinical counseling does not include the assessment or treatment of couples or families unless the clinical counselor has completed specified training and education in addition to the minimum training and education required for licensure.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 243 Wyland Senate Third Reading By MAIENSCHEIN — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #9 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #4 — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wyland — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2013-02-21 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 817.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-08 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 908.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-24 Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2013-06-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 2667.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2703.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-28 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2042.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 465, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc74fc8d-08e5-4761-88f7-e50d7dd279b1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).