republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/ab-761.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Optometrists."
description: "Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law prohibits the performance of a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 unless the test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of a laboratory director, as defined, and is performed by specified persons, including certain health care personnel. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of optometrists by the State Board of Optometry, and requires certification by the board for a licensed optometrist to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. Existing law authorizes a licensed optometrist certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to diagnose and treat specified conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 761"
citation: "California AB 761 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Optometrists."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roger Hernández"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 44
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2012-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a61736f0-7340-496f-bd66-0e687dc7078c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761"
source_hash: "83c2c1ada39b7daf2868f31299edf18d4f480bff47230c05d3b3dbdd4e3e1132"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 761 (20112012) — Optometrists.

Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law prohibits the performance of a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 unless the test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of a laboratory director, as defined, and is performed by specified persons, including certain health care personnel. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of optometrists by the State Board of Optometry, and requires certification by the board for a licensed optometrist to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents. Existing law authorizes a licensed optometrist certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to diagnose and treat specified conditions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/17/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76199INT)
2. **01/04/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76198AMD)
3. **01/12/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76197AMD)
4. **01/23/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76196AMD)
5. **06/04/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76195AMD)
6. **08/16/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76194AMD)
7. **08/22/12 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76193AMD)
8. **09/28/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76191CHP)
9. **AB761** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761)
10. **09/10/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB761&version=20110AB76192ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading AB761 Roger Hernández By Hernandez — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 761 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #15 AB761 Roger Hernández — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 761 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roger Hernández — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- **2011-03-07** Referred to Coms. on B., P. & C.P. and HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2011-04-26** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2012-01-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-01-04** Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-05** Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3434.)
- **2012-01-05** (Pending re-referral to Com. on HEALTH.)
- **2012-01-10** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 10). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-01-11** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 10). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-01-12** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-01-13** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-19** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-19** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 19). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-01-23** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-01-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-01-26** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3604.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-01-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2012-06-04** 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. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2012-06-12** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-06-21** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2012-07-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-07-05** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2012-07-06** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4321.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-06** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2012-08-09** Ordered to the Senate.
- **2012-08-09** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2012-08-16** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-08-16** Ordered to third reading.
- **2012-08-16** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-22** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-08-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-28** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4883.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2012-08-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6488.)
- **2012-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6528.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2012-09-12** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:35 p.m.
- **2012-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 714, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a61736f0-7340-496f-bd66-0e687dc7078c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).