California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 667
Professions and vocations: license examinations: interpreters.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Solache (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is composed of various boards that license and regulate various professions.
This bill would require various boards under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs, by January 1, 2027, to include an additional section in a license application for an applicant to identify their preferred written, spoken, and signed languages. The bill would require each board, beginning on July 1, 2027, to conduct an annual review of applicants' language preferences, and, by July 1, 2027, to also determine whether there is a substantial number of non-English-speaking applicants, as defined, who require the services of an interpreter. The bill would require each board to report the determinations to the Legislature by January 1, 2028, and, beginning January 1, 2029, to annually report to specified legislative committees on the language preference data collected from license applications.
Text versions
- 09/05/25 - Amended Senate· Sep 5, 2025
- 08/29/25 - Amended Senate· Aug 29, 2025
- 08/18/25 - Amended Senate· Aug 18, 2025
- 07/08/25 - Amended Senate· Jul 8, 2025
- 04/09/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 9, 2025
- 04/01/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 1, 2025
- 02/14/25 - Introduced· Feb 14, 2025
- AB667
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 25, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 14, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 3, 2025 House | AB 667 Solache Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Durazo. - Sep 8, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Sep 5, 2025 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). - Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file. - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
(Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2168.) - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Aug 7, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jul 14, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 8, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. - Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jun 3, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 1976.) - May 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 23). - May 7, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. - Feb 15, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.