Department of Consumer Affairs: public members of boards: conflicts of interest.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Berman
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on when the bill will take effect.

Department of Consumer Affairs: Rules for Board Members

AB-1767 defines 'close family member' and makes a nonsubstantive change to existing laws about board members in the Department of Consumer Affairs.

What This Bill Does

Defines who counts as a close family member when talking about rules for board members.
Lists specific people like parents, siblings, children, spouses, grandparents, and others as close family members.
Makes sure that protecting the public is still the top priority for the California Massage Therapy Council.

Who It Names or Affects

Public members of boards in the Department of Consumer Affairs
The California Massage Therapy Council

Terms To Know

close family member: A person who is closely related to someone, like a parent, sibling, child, spouse, grandparent, or other specified relatives.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
Does not change how the boards operate.

Bill History

2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-16 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0.)
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-02-10 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2026-02-09 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1767, as amended, Berman.
Massage Therapy Act.
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.
Existing law, the Massage Therapy Act, requires the protection of the public to be the highest priority for the California Massage Therapy Council in exercising any of its functions, as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

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