SB 1443 Summary

• Extends the operation of multiple professional licensing boards in the Department of Consumer Affairs until January 1, 2025, including the Dental Board of California, California Board of Accountancy, California Architects Board, and Court Reporters Board of California.

• Changes osteopathic physician license renewal from a birth-date-based system to a standard 2-year term expiring on the last day of the month the license was issued.

• Extends authorization for private investigator limited liability companies and alarm company operators to conduct business as LLCs until January 1, 2025 (previously set to expire January 1, 2024).

• Establishes specific fee amounts for Cemetery and Funeral Bureau licenses and permits (removing director discretion), and adds a new fee for annual endowment care fund and special care fund reporting.

• Extends the Court Reporters Board's Transcript Reimbursement Fund, which provides shorthand reporting services to low-income litigants in civil cases, and authorizes non-corporation entities to engage in shorthand reporting under board registration until January 1, 2025.