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Home/Bills/SB 993California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 993: Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: notices.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 25, 2026

What SB 993 does, verified August 25, 2026

<p>This bill amends the existing law governing marriage and family therapists to allow employing entities or agencies to decide whether to disclose information about the therapist and their license in a written notice to clients.</p> <p>The existing law requires therapists to provide clients with a written notice stating that the board receives and responds to complaints about their services.</p> <p>The bill grants the employing entity or agency discretion to withhold or disclose certain information about the therapist and their license if they have individual safety concerns and meet specified requirements.</p>

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. (2026-08-24)Alert me
Recent actions23 total · showing 5
Aug. 24, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Aug. 24, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
Aug. 18, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 18, 2026Read third time and amended.
Aug. 06, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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