CA AB 1637
enactedPhysicians and surgeons: medical records.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1637 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1637 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 536, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1637 about?
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine. A violation of the act is a crime, unless otherwise specified. Existing law makes it unprofessional conduct for a failure of a physician and surgeon to maintain adequate and accurate records relating to the provision of services to their patients for at least 7 years after the last date of service to a patient. This bill would state that a physician and surgeon's patient notes, as defined, shall be the responsibility of that physician and surgeon. The bill would prohibit a physician and surgeon's patient notes from being altered, modified, or edited in any fashion by anyone other than the authoring physician and surgeon, except as specified. By expanding the scope of a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 1637?
Caloza is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1637.
Description
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine. A violation of the act is a crime, unless otherwise specified. Existing law makes it unprofessional conduct for a failure of a physician and surgeon to maintain adequate and accurate records relating to the provision of services to their patients for at least 7 years after the last date of service to a patient. This bill would state that a physician and surgeon's patient notes, as defined, shall be the responsibility of that physician and surgeon. The bill would prohibit a physician and surgeon's patient notes from being altered, modified, or edited in any fashion by anyone other than the authoring physician and surgeon, except as specified. By expanding the scope of a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-07
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 536, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Calozaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 536, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5491.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-22
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 4962.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
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2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-07
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7).
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2026-02-09
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-01-27
From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
2026-01-26
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-07 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Elhawary: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Chen: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Berman: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Hart: yes
Do pass.
2026-04-22 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
- Calderon: other
AB 1637 Caloza Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-07 · pass · 69-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Hoover: other
- Wicks: other
- Chen: other
- Bonta: other
- Hart: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Flora: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-08 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Archuleta: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Niello: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: other
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