Bill Commons

CA SB 1002

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Out-of-state physicians and surgeons: telehealth: license exemption.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1002 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1002 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): June 23 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 6. Noes 6.) Reconsideration granted.

What is CA SB 1002 about?

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by physicians and surgeons. Existing law generally prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the board. Existing law authorizes a health care provider to deliver health care via telehealth to a patient pursuant to specified protocols and conditions. Existing law defines "telehealth" as the delivery of health care services and public health via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care, and that telehealth includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers. Existing law authorizes an eligible out-of-state physician and surgeon, as defined, to deliver health care via telehealth to an eligible patient. Existing law defines "eligible patient" as a person who, among other requirements, has a life-threatening disease or condition, as defined, and has not been accepted to participate in the clinical trial nearest to their home for the immediately life-threatening disease or condition, as specified, or in the medical judgment of a physician and surgeon, as defined, it is unreasonable for the patient to participate in that clinical trial due to the patient's current condition and state of disease. This bill would also include within the definition of "eligible patient" a patient whose immediately life-threatening disease or condition is in remission and the patient is continuing care for that condition with the previously established eligible out-of-state physician and surgeon, and would provide that those patients are not subject to the clinical trial requirement, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 1002?

Niello is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1002, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of medicine by physicians and surgeons. Existing law generally prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the board. Existing law authorizes a health care provider to deliver health care via telehealth to a patient pursuant to specified protocols and conditions. Existing law defines "telehealth" as the delivery of health care services and public health via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient's health care, and that telehealth includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers. Existing law authorizes an eligible out-of-state physician and surgeon, as defined, to deliver health care via telehealth to an eligible patient. Existing law defines "eligible patient" as a person who, among other requirements, has a life-threatening disease or condition, as defined, and has not been accepted to participate in the clinical trial nearest to their home for the immediately life-threatening disease or condition, as specified, or in the medical judgment of a physician and surgeon, as defined, it is unreasonable for the patient to participate in that clinical trial due to the patient's current condition and state of disease. This bill would also include within the definition of "eligible patient" a patient whose immediately life-threatening disease or condition is in remission and the patient is continuing care for that condition with the previously established eligible out-of-state physician and surgeon, and would provide that those patients are not subject to the clinical trial requirement, as specified.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-06-23 — June 23 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 6. Noes 6.) Reconsideration granted.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nielloauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-23

    June 23 set for first hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 6. Noes 6.) Reconsideration granted.

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  2. 2026-06-23

    Coauthors revised.

  3. 2026-06-15

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

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  4. 2026-05-11

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  5. 2026-04-27

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  6. 2026-04-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4065.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  7. 2026-04-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. 2026-04-13

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. 2026-03-27

    Set for hearing April 13.

  10. 2026-03-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3638.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2026-03-16

    Set for hearing March 23.

  12. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  13. 2026-02-10

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.

  14. 2026-02-09

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-03-23 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Arreguín: other
    • Menjivar: other

  • 3rd Reading SB1002 Niello et al.

    2026-04-27 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Caballero: other
    • Menjivar: other
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Weber Pierson: other
    • Rubio: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · fail · 6-6

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Berman: no
    • Lowenthal: no
    • Ahrens: no
    • Irwin: no
    • Haney: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Caloza: other
    • Bains: other
    • Addis: other
    • Hart: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Elhawary: other
    • Pellerin: other

  • Reconsideration.

    2026-06-23 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Pellerin: yes

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