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.
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.
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; origin ocd-bill/5dcc9449-8472-436c-94ab-79de7aa58cf7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).