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CA SB 1271

enacted

Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1271 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1271 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1271 about?

Existing law, the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993, provides for the licensure of midwives by the Medical Board of California. Existing law requires specified boards, including the Medical Board of California, to request certain workforce data from their licensees, including midwives, for future workforce planning at least biennially or at the time of electronic license renewal, as applicable. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information, and requires the board to provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects to the department, as specified. This bill would additionally require the board to request certain information from a licensed midwife related to their availability to serve as a clinical preceptor for student midwives enrolled in a midwifery education program, as specified. The bill would require the board to quarterly provide that information to the department for the purpose of statewide midwifery workforce planning, analysis, and public reporting. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before June 30, 2029, detailing the department's findings based on that information. The bill would require the board and department to maintain the confidentiality of information collected or provided, as specified. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on June 30, 2029, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2030. 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. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 1811 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1811 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Who sponsors CA SB 1271?

Reyes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1271, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993, provides for the licensure of midwives by the Medical Board of California. Existing law requires specified boards, including the Medical Board of California, to request certain workforce data from their licensees, including midwives, for future workforce planning at least biennially or at the time of electronic license renewal, as applicable. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information, and requires the board to provide the individual licensee and registrant data it collects to the department, as specified. This bill would additionally require the board to request certain information from a licensed midwife related to their availability to serve as a clinical preceptor for student midwives enrolled in a midwifery education program, as specified. The bill would require the board to quarterly provide that information to the department for the purpose of statewide midwifery workforce planning, analysis, and public reporting. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before June 30, 2029, detailing the department's findings based on that information. The bill would require the board and department to maintain the confidentiality of information collected or provided, as specified. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on June 30, 2029, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2030. 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. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 1811 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1811 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Reyesauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Wahabcoauthor
  • Bontacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-28

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-08-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6496.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

  10. 2026-08-21

    Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended.

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  12. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  13. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  14. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  15. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  16. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  17. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  18. 2026-07-01

    Coauthors revised.

  19. 2026-07-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  21. 2026-06-09

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

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  22. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

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  23. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  24. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  25. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  26. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).

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  27. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  28. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  29. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  30. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  31. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4011.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  32. 2026-04-15

    Set for hearing April 22.

  33. 2026-04-13

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  34. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 13.

  35. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH.

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  36. 2026-03-25

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

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  37. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  38. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  39. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  40. 2026-02-20

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

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 06/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-09Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-13 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-04-22 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • 3rd Reading SB1271 Reyes et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 39-0

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

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

    2026-06-16 · pass · 17-0

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

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

    2026-06-30 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Johnson: other

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