Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation by the Dental Board of California of those engaged in the practice of dentistry. Existing law provides that a person practices dentistry if the person, among other things, manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor, lessor, or otherwise, in any place where dental operations are performed. Existing law authorizes a dentist to operate one mobile dental clinic or unit that is registered and operated in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. Existing law exempts specified mobile units from those requirements. Other provisions of existing law, the Mobile Health Care Services Act, require, subject to specified exemptions, licensure by the State Department of Health Care Services to operate a mobile service unit.
California SB 562 (20132014) — Dentists: mobile or portable dental units.
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation by the Dental Board of California of those engaged in the practice of dentistry. Existing law provides that a person practices dentistry if the person, among other things, manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor, lessor, or otherwise, in any place where dental operations are performed. Existing law authorizes a dentist to operate one mobile dental clinic or unit that is registered and operated in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. Existing law exempts specified mobile units from those requirements. Other provisions of existing law, the Mobile Health Care Services Act, require, subject to specified exemptions, licensure by the State Department of Health Care Services to operate a mobile service unit.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB562 Galgiani Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #3 — 32–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
SB 562 Galgiani Senate Third Reading By BONILLA — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Galgiani — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 638.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-24 Set for hearing April 29.
2013-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 719.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-01 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-05-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 810.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-06 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-20 Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2013-06-11 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-06-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-05 From consent calendar.
2013-08-05 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Page 2938.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3137.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2371.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2013-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 624, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f2a6e3ed-dea6-44dd-b1bc-d94c8f731e96. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).