Physical Therapy Board of California.

The bill text was cleaned from amendment markup format (showing strikethroughs of old language and insertions of new language) to a final enrolled format with only the operative text remaining. For example, fee provisions that showed 'one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). three hundred dollars ($300)' now simply read 'three hundred dollars ($300).'

The document header was updated from showing amendment history dates (Amended in Senate Aug 13, July 1; Amended in Assembly Apr 22) to showing passage dates (Passed the Assembly Aug 25, 2026; Passed the Senate Aug 24, 2026) and a blank line for the Governor's receipt date.

The legislative counsel's digest was reformatted and slightly reorganized but retains the same substantive content describing the board extension to January 1, 2031, fee increases, and new sex offender registration restrictions on license reinstatement petitions.

Base fee for physical therapist application for licensure increased from $125 to $300; maximum the board may set increased from $300 to $600.

Base fee for physical therapist license issuance increased from $100 to $150; maximum the board may set increased from $150 to $300.

Base fee for physical therapist license renewal increased from $200 to $300; maximum the board may set increased from $300 to $600.

Base fee for physical therapist assistant application and license issuance increased from $125 to $300; maximum the board may set increased from $300 to $600.

Base fee for physical therapist assistant license renewal increased from $200 to $300; maximum the board may set increased from $300 to $600.

Corrected a duplicate word in Section 4 (Section 2607.5(c)): removed the repeated 'until' so it now reads 'shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031' instead of 'only until, until January 1, 2031'.

Added sponsor name (Assembly Member Berman) to the bill header and legislative counsel's digest; updated amendment date from July 1 to August 13, 2026; page numbers shifted from 97 to 96.

Maximum license fees are doubled across all categories: physical therapist application fee cap increases from $300 to $600, license issuance fee cap from $150 to $300, renewal fee cap from $300 to $600. Physical therapist assistant application/issuance and renewal fee caps also increase from $300 to $600.

The fiscal committee vote changes from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now carries a fiscal impact requiring fiscal committee approval due to the fee increases.

Section 1 of the bill, which expressed legislative intent to evaluate the Physical Therapy Board of California through the joint legislative sunset review oversight process and include recommendations in the bill, is entirely removed.

Outdated date-based fee distinctions (separate fees for applications submitted before vs. on or after March 1, 2009, and renewals expiring before vs. on or after April 1, 2009) are removed, consolidating to single current fee amounts.

The sunset date for the board's authority to enforce and administer the Physical Therapy Practice Act was extended from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2031 (Section 2602(b)).

New Section 4 extends the board's authority to employ an executive officer exempt from the State Civil Service Act until January 1, 2031 (Section 2607.5), matching the new sunset date.

New restrictions on license reinstatement petitions: the board cannot consider a petition if the petitioner is required to register as a sex offender under Penal Code Section 290, except when registration is based solely on a misdemeanor conviction under Section 314. The board also cannot consider a petition if the underlying conduct was a violation of subdivision (m) of Section 2660 (sexual misconduct in physical therapy practice).

New Section 6 adds comprehensive fee provisions (Section 2688) covering application fees, examination fees, license issuance fees, renewal fees, delinquency fees, duplicate certificate fees, and endorsement/letter of good standing fees. The board is given authority to adjust fees within specified maximums (e.g., application fees capped at $300, license fees at $150, renewal fees at $300).

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now has a state fiscal impact due to the newly included fee provisions.