(1) Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, establishes the Dental Board of California, which was formerly known as the Board of Dental Examiners of California. Existing law requires the board to have and use a seal bearing its name. Existing law creates, within the jurisdiction of the board, a Dental Hygiene Committee of California, that is responsible for regulation of registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienists in extended functions.
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California Legislature
20132014
SB 821
California SB 821 (20132014)
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Healing arts.
enacted
Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development
(1) Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, establishes the Dental Board of California, which was formerly known as the Board of Dental Examiners of California. Existing law requires the board to have and use a seal bearing its name. Existing law creates, within the jurisdiction of the board, a Dental Hygiene Committee of California, that is responsible for regulation of registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, and registered dental hygienists in extended functions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Special Consent #9 SB821 Committee on B.P. & E.D. — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #6 SB821 Committee on B.P. & E.D. — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
SB 821 B. P. & E.D. Senate Third Reading By GORDON — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-03-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-03-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 20.
2013-04-03 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 29.
2013-04-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 734.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2013-05-07 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1118.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. referral-committee
2013-06-14 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
2013-06-19 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
2013-06-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 2670.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2714.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-28 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2043.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 473, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/33f70fe4-be7a-4d4c-9f86-9839814ce6c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).