CA SB 1416
Status unknownPhysicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1416 pass?
The current status of CA SB 1416 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
What is CA SB 1416 about?
Existing law establishes various healing arts boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including the Medical Board of California and the Dental Board of California, that license and regulate various healing arts licensees. Existing law, including the Medical Practice Act and the Dental Practice Act, deem certain violations by licensees to be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the licensee's licensing board. Existing law requires a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund to a patient any amount paid by the patient for services rendered that was subsequently paid to the physician and surgeon or dentist by a third-party payor and that constitutes a duplicate payment, as prescribed. Existing law requires that the above-described duplicate payment refund be paid, if requested by the patient, either within 30 days of that request or, if the duplicate payment has not been received, within 30 days of receipt of the duplicate payment by the physician and surgeon or dentist. Existing law requires, if the patient does not request a refund, a physician and surgeon or dentist who knows, or should have known, of the receipt of the duplicate payment to notify the patient, as prescribed, and to refund the payment within 30 days of that notification, except as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the above requirements unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary proceedings as described above. This bill would reduce the duration for a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund a duplicate payment following patient request or patient notification to 21 days.
Who sponsors CA SB 1416?
Wahab is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1416.
Description
Existing law establishes various healing arts boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including the Medical Board of California and the Dental Board of California, that license and regulate various healing arts licensees. Existing law, including the Medical Practice Act and the Dental Practice Act, deem certain violations by licensees to be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the licensee's licensing board. Existing law requires a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund to a patient any amount paid by the patient for services rendered that was subsequently paid to the physician and surgeon or dentist by a third-party payor and that constitutes a duplicate payment, as prescribed. Existing law requires that the above-described duplicate payment refund be paid, if requested by the patient, either within 30 days of that request or, if the duplicate payment has not been received, within 30 days of receipt of the duplicate payment by the physician and surgeon or dentist. Existing law requires, if the patient does not request a refund, a physician and surgeon or dentist who knows, or should have known, of the receipt of the duplicate payment to notify the patient, as prescribed, and to refund the payment within 30 days of that notification, except as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the above requirements unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary proceedings as described above. This bill would reduce the duration for a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund a duplicate payment following patient request or patient notification to 21 days.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-06-30 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wahabauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-11
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
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2026-05-04
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4130.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-13
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-03-27
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3639.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-16
Set for hearing March 23.
2026-03-04
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
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2026-02-23
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-23
Read first time.
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2026-02-20
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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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
- Niello: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Choi: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: other
- Menjivar: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Stern: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Allen: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Limón: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Grove: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Choi: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Becker: yes
- McNerney: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Ahrens: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Haney: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Berman: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Chen: yes
- Hart: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Caloza: other
- Bains: other
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