CaliforniaMedical board bars return of certificates surrendered during misconduct cases
People who surrender a medical certificate while facing a board accusation of specified sexual misconduct cannot later get that certificate back.
What it does
A person who surrenders a medical certificate while facing a board accusation of specified sexual misconduct cannot later get that certificate back.
Argument forPatients could be better protected because doctors who surrender certificates during these specified accusations could not later regain them.
Argument againstA doctor could be barred from getting a certificate back even if the accusation that prompted the surrender was never proven.
More detail
The Medical Board of California may not reinstate the certificate. This applies to a person who surrenders a medical certificate while an accusation against that person’s license is pending before the board. The pending accusation must allege sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient under Section 726, or sexual exploitation under Section 729.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 654, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5940.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB849 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 849 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Bains. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6520.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 6Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 5From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 24Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 23From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.Major
- Jun 9June 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- May 4Referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- Jan 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB849 Weber Pierson. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3284.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Jan 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3270.) (January 22).Minor
- Jan 21Set for hearing January 22.
- Jan 20January 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Set for hearing January 20.
- Jan 12From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3203.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 8Set for hearing January 12.
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Minor
- Jan 5Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jan 5Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jan 5From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- 2025
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 26From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 12Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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