Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of speech-language pathologists by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, and makes a violation of these provisions a crime. Existing law defines the practice of speech-language pathology to include the application of instrumental procedures for specified purposes relating to the development and disorders of speech, voice, language, or swallowing. Existing law specifies that instrumental procedures are the use of rigid and flexible endoscopes to observe specified areas of the throat for specified purposes, including collecting data. Existing law prohibits the construction of the provisions on the application of instrumental procedures as a diagnosis and imposes a requirement that any abnormalities be referred to a physician and surgeon.
California SB 1453 (20212022) — Speech language pathologists.
Existing law, the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of speech-language pathologists by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, and makes a violation of these provisions a crime. Existing law defines the practice of speech-language pathology to include the application of instrumental procedures for specified purposes relating to the development and disorders of speech, voice, language, or swallowing. Existing law specifies that instrumental procedures are the use of rigid and flexible endoscopes to observe specified areas of the throat for specified purposes, including collecting data. Existing law prohibits the construction of the provisions on the application of instrumental procedures as a diagnosis and imposes a requirement that any abnormalities be referred to a physician and surgeon.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1453 Ochoa Bogh Senate Third Reading By Holden — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Ochoa Bogh — primary (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 18.
2022-04-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3413.) (April 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-04-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-22 Set for hearing May 2.
2022-05-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3826.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2022-06-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-08 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Reyes.
2022-08-08 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-22 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5329.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 450, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d82dc74-9db5-4e29-888f-0bb84a4675f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).