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California 20252026

SB 849

Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Physiciansandsurgeons, reinstatementofsurrenderedcertificate, sexualmisconductandoffenses
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • University of California: programs and initiatives: report.
  • Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: revocation of certificate.
  • Unclaimed property: class action settlements.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California. The act requires the board to automatically revoke a license under certain circumstances and authorizes the person to petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty after a specified period of time. Existing law prohibits the board from reinstating the certificate of a person if the person's certificate has been surrendered because the person committed an act of sexual misconduct, relations with a patient, or sexual exploitation, as specified. This bill would instead prohibit the board from reinstating the certificate of a person whose certificate was surrendered while a board accusation was pending against their license that alleges the person committed those acts.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 654, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6520.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 23).

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  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  12. June 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3284.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).

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  18. Set for hearing January 22.

  19. January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing January 20.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3203.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  22. Set for hearing January 12.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  24. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  25. Withdrawn from committee.

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  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  27. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  29. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  30. Read first time.

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  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  32. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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