Existing law requires a board under the Business and Professions Code, including the Medical Board of California, to provide legal representation to any person hired or under contract who provides expertise to the board in the evaluation of an applicant or the conduct of a licensee when that person is named as a defendant in a civil action arising out of the evaluation or any opinions rendered, statements made, or testimony given to the board. Existing law also provides immunity from civil liability to any person providing testimony to the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or the Department of Justice indicating that a licensee may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or may be impaired because of drug or alcohol abuse or mental illness.
Existing law requires a board under the Business and Professions Code, including the Medical Board of California, to provide legal representation to any person hired or under contract who provides expertise to the board in the evaluation of an applicant or the conduct of a licensee when that person is named as a defendant in a civil action arising out of the evaluation or any opinions rendered, statements made, or testimony given to the board. Existing law also provides immunity from civil liability to any person providing testimony to the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or the Department of Justice indicating that a licensee may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or may be impaired because of drug or alcohol abuse or mental illness.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1767 Hill By Negrete McLeod — pass (pass) · upper
AB 1767 HILL Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
AB 1767 HILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-02-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2010-02-10 From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
2010-02-25 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2010-03-23 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-04-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-04-15 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-22 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4797.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-04-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2010-05-06 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2010-05-28 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2010-06-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2010-06-15 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-06-29 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2010-06-30 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-08-12 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4485.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-08-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2010-08-17 Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 71. Noes 5. Page 6280.) amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2010-08-26 Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2010-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2010-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 451, Statutes of 2010.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/94fe7229-9f75-454a-bc5b-0084a57269c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).