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Bill Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers. Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act, until January 1, 2023, establishes the Speech-Language Pathology Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology aides, speech language pathology assistants, audiologists, dispensing audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers. Existing law provides for the appointment of members of the board by specified appointing authorities, and, until January 1, 2023, authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Existing law authorizes an appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of a board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties, incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Existing law makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor. us/states/ca California Legislature 20212022 AB 2686 California AB 2686 (20212022)
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California AB 2686 (20212022) — Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers.

Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act, until January 1, 2023, establishes the Speech-Language Pathology Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology aides, speech language pathology assistants, audiologists, dispensing audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers. Existing law provides for the appointment of members of the board by specified appointing authorities, and, until January 1, 2023, authorizes the board to appoint an executive officer. Existing law authorizes an appointing authority to remove from office at any time any member of a board appointed by the appointing authority for continued neglect of duties, incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Existing law makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/18/22 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 04/27/22 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  3. 06/29/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 08/16/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 08/24/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  6. 09/18/22 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  7. AB2686 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 09/02/22 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • 3rd Reading AB2686 Berman et al. By Roth — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass — 60 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 170 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass. — 160 (pass) · lower
  • AB 2686 B. & P. Assembly Third Reading By FLORA — 760 (pass) · lower
  • AB 2686 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 800 (pass) · lower
  • Placed on suspense file — 70 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Berman — primary (person)
  • Akilah Weber — coauthor (person)
  • Alvarez — coauthor (person)
  • Chen — coauthor (person)
  • Cunningham — coauthor (person)
  • Flora — coauthor (person)
  • Fong — coauthor (person)
  • Gipson — coauthor (person)
  • Grayson — coauthor (person)
  • Irwin — coauthor (person)
  • Lee — coauthor (person)
  • McCarty — coauthor (person)
  • McKinnor — coauthor (person)
  • Medina — coauthor (person)
  • Megan Dahle — coauthor (person)
  • Mia Bonta — coauthor (person)
  • Roth — principal coauthor (person)
  • Salas — coauthor (person)
  • Ting — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-02-18 Introduced. To print. introduction
  • 2022-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
  • 2022-03-10 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
  • 2022-04-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 26). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2022-04-27 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2022-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
  • 2022-05-18 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2022-05-19 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)
  • 2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4946.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2022-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2022-06-08 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
  • 2022-06-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2022-06-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2022-08-02 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2022-08-16 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2022-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2022-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2022-08-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2022-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2022-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  • 2022-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  • 2022-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2022-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 415, Statutes of 2022. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4ff0b8ac-9bc3-45c7-b4d0-c8ecc0db8d10. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).