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AB 1767: Department of Consumer Affairs: public members of boards: conflicts of interest.
What AB 1767 does, verified August 29, 2026
This bill aims to amend the Business and Professions Code to clarify the definition of "close family member" for public members of boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. A "close family member" is defined as a parent, stepparent, sibling, child by blood, adoption, or marriage, spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, stepchild, immediate in-law, aunt, uncle, first cousin, grandparent, or grandchild. This change will help ensure that public members of boards can maintain a clear distinction between their personal and professional relationships, reducing conflicts of interest.
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Last action: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby. (2026-08-27)Alert me
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| Aug. 27, 2026 | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby. |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | From Consent Calendar. |
| Aug. 04, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Aug. 03, 2026 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. |
Latest bill textAmended version, June 23, 2026 · 378 words
| Amended IN Senate June 23, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1767
| Introduced by Assembly Member Berman |
February 09, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 450.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1767, as amended, Berman. Department of Consumer Affairs: public members of boards: conflicts of interest.
Existing law establishes various boards, including advisory boards, commissions, examining committees, committees, or other similarly constituted bodies, within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of various professions and vocations. Existing law prohibits a public member of a board from being a current or past licensee of that board or a close family member of a licensee of that board.
This bill would define “close family member” for purposes of that provision to mean a parent, stepparent, sibling, child by blood, adoption, or marriage, spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, stepchild, immediate in-law, aunt, uncle, first cousin, grandparent, or grandchild. include a parent or a child. The bill would require each board within the department to adopt regulations consistent with these provisions that provide guidance on how to determine whether the existence of a relationship other than a parent-child relationship prohibits an individual from serving as a public member of a board.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 450.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:450.2.
(a) In order to avoid a potential for a conflict of interest, a public member of a board shall not:(1) Be a current or past licensee of that board.
(2) Be a close family member of a licensee of that board.
(b) For purposes of this section, “close family member” means a parent, stepparent, sibling, child by blood, adoption, or marriage, spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, stepchild, immediate in-law, aunt, uncle, first cousin, grandparent, or grandchild. includes, but is not limited to, a parent or a child.
(c) Each board within the department shall adopt regulations consistent with this section that provide guidance on how to determine whether the existence of a relationship other than a parent-child relationship prohibits an individual from serving as a public member of a board.
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