Nancy Skinner
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 9
Author
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine, and establishes examination, training, and other requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill, through November 30, 2024, would authorize a physician licensed to practice medicine in Arizona who meets certain requirements to practice medicine in California for the purpose of providing abortions and abortion-related care to patients who are Arizona residents traveling from Arizona, upon application for registration with the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as applicable. The bill would prohibit the physician from providing care or consultation for other purposes or to other patients, except under specified circumstances. The bill would require an Arizona physician, before practicing in California, to submit specified information to the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as applicable, including, among other information, written verification from the Arizona Medical Board or the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery, or documentation printed from an online licensing system, that the physician's Arizona license to practice medicine is in good standing and confers on the physician the authority to practice abortions and abortion-related care. The bill would require the applicant to provide an affidavit attesting that, among other things, the applicant meets all of the requirements for registration, as specified, and would make it a misdemeanor for a person to provide false information. The bill would limit the information the California boards are required to disclose about a registrant. The bill would deem a physician registered pursuant to the bill's provisions a licensee of the applicable board, would authorize the applicable board to take enforcement against a person registered pursuant to the bill's provisions, and would prohibit the applicable boards from collecting any fees for registration. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would repeal the bill's provisions on January 1, 2025. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 11, Statutes of 2024.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 4049.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 3911.)
Set for hearing May 15.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 13. Page 5178.) Ordered to the Senate.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 3898.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (May 6).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
Ordered to third reading.
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Read third time and amended. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 4995.)
From inactive file.
Ordered to third reading.
Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Weber.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (July 12).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1358.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1161.) (May 18).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 18.
May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 15.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3. Page 903.) (April 25).
Set for hearing April 25.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 768.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and TRANS.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 24.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB233 | HTML |
| 01/24/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/10/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/02/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/14/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/25/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/02/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/22/24 - Enrolled | |
| 05/23/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/15/23- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 04/21/23- Senate Transportation | |
| 05/12/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/03/23- Assembly Transportation | |
| 07/11/23- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 08/23/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/02/24- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 05/08/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/14/24- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 05/15/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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