Bills on professional licensing boards advance out of committee to Appropriations
April 20, 2026 | California State Senate, Senate, Legislative, California
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The Senate Business and Professions Committee moved multiple routine sunset‑extension bills and technical updates for professional licensing boards to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
Among the measures advanced were SB 1303 (California Board of Naturopathic Medicine), SB 1363 (Board of Barbering and Cosmetology), and SB 1368 (speech‑language pathology and audiology board). Committee staff and board executives described the bills as carrying technical clarifications, fee and license‑type adjustments and multi‑year extensions of board operations to Jan. 1, 2031.
Panel members voted to place several items on call for absent members or recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous tallies. Committee leaders said they will carry related technical amendments forward and coordinate with Assembly counterparts where appropriate.
The items will now proceed to the Senate Appropriations Committee for fiscal and program review.
Among the measures advanced were SB 1303 (California Board of Naturopathic Medicine), SB 1363 (Board of Barbering and Cosmetology), and SB 1368 (speech‑language pathology and audiology board). Committee staff and board executives described the bills as carrying technical clarifications, fee and license‑type adjustments and multi‑year extensions of board operations to Jan. 1, 2031.
Panel members voted to place several items on call for absent members or recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous tallies. Committee leaders said they will carry related technical amendments forward and coordinate with Assembly counterparts where appropriate.
The items will now proceed to the Senate Appropriations Committee for fiscal and program review.
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