Existing law requires that dispensing opticians register with the Medical Board of California prior to engaging in the practice of a dispensing optician. Under existing law, a registered dispensing optician is required to obtain and display a separate certificate of registration at each location where his or her business is conducted. Existing law makes a violation of laws regulating a registered dispensing optician a misdemeanor.
California SB 824 (20112012) — Opticians: regulation.
Existing law requires that dispensing opticians register with the Medical Board of California prior to engaging in the practice of a dispensing optician. Under existing law, a registered dispensing optician is required to obtain and display a separate certificate of registration at each location where his or her business is conducted. Existing law makes a violation of laws regulating a registered dispensing optician a misdemeanor.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2011-03-10 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2011-03-25 Set for hearing April 4.
2011-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 541.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-13 Set for hearing May 2.
2011-05-03 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-04 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 907.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-19 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2011-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-11 From consent calendar.
2011-07-11 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-29 Read third time and amended. (Page 2631.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-29 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2732.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-01 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2244.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
2011-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 389, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7bdf8c4f-8fb7-4cee-b081-8cb35ea76869. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).