Bill Commons

CA SB 849

enacted

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

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 849 pass?

Yes. CA SB 849 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 654, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 849 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA SB 849?

Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 849, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 654, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Weber Piersonauthor
  • Addiscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

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

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-02

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

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

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

  5. 2026-08-25

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-25

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-25

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

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  8. 2026-08-06

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-05

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

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  10. 2026-06-24

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

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  11. 2026-06-23

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

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  12. 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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  13. 2026-06-09

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

  14. 2026-05-04

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-01-26

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

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  17. 2026-01-22

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-01-22

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

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  19. 2026-01-21

    Set for hearing January 22.

  20. 2026-01-20

    January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2026-01-13

    Set for hearing January 20.

  22. 2026-01-12

    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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  23. 2026-01-08

    Set for hearing January 12.

  24. 2026-01-05

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  25. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  26. 2026-01-05

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

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  27. 2026-01-05

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

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  28. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  29. 2025-03-26

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

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  30. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  31. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  32. 2025-02-24

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

  33. 2025-02-21

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

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 01/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • SB849Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-12 · pass · 9-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-01-20 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-01-22 · pass · 7-0

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

  • 3rd Reading SB849 Weber Pierson

    2026-01-26 · pass · 39-0

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

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

    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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