The Psychology Licensing Law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology. The law defines the practice of psychology as rendering or offering to render, for a fee, psychological services involving the application of psychological principles and methods, including the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of psychological problems and emotional and mental disorders. The law prohibits unlicensed persons from practicing psychology, but authorizes unlicensed persons, including psychological assistants who meet certain requirements and do not provide psychological services to the public for a fee, to perform limited psychological functions. The law requires applicants for licensure to, among other things, engage in at least 2 years of supervised professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist and authorizes an applicant who obtains this experience in the United States to send verification of the experience directly to the board if the supervising licensed psychologist fails to submit the verification within 30 days of receiving a request from the applicant, as specified. The law requires the board to establish qualifications by regulation for supervising licensed psychologists and to review and approve applicants for the position of supervising psychologist on a case-by-case basis. The law provides that a violation of any of its provisions is a misdemeanor.
California AB 1374 (20152016) — Psychologists: licensure.
The Psychology Licensing Law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology. The law defines the practice of psychology as rendering or offering to render, for a fee, psychological services involving the application of psychological principles and methods, including the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of psychological problems and emotional and mental disorders. The law prohibits unlicensed persons from practicing psychology, but authorizes unlicensed persons, including psychological assistants who meet certain requirements and do not provide psychological services to the public for a fee, to perform limited psychological functions. The law requires applicants for licensure to, among other things, engage in at least 2 years of supervised professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist and authorizes an applicant who obtains this experience in the United States to send verification of the experience directly to the board if the supervising licensed psychologist fails to submit the verification within 30 days of receiving a request from the applicant, as specified. The law requires the board to establish qualifications by regulation for supervising licensed psychologists and to review and approve applicants for the position of supervising psychologist on a case-by-case basis. The law provides that a violation of any of its provisions is a misdemeanor.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Levine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2015-04-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2015-04-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1226.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2015-06-01 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. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-29 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2015-06-30 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-02 From Consent Calendar.
2015-07-02 Ordered to third reading.
2015-07-14 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-07-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2150.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2616.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c555782-8fb4-44f0-8b8c-33642398898c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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