Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the Acupuncture Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint an executive officer who is exempt from civil service. Existing law repeals the provisions establishing the board and authority for it to appoint an executive officer on January 1, 2017.
California AB 2190 (20152016) — Acupuncture Board: executive officer: education.
Existing law, the Acupuncture Licensure Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of acupuncture by the Acupuncture Board, within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board, with the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, to appoint an executive officer who is exempt from civil service. Existing law repeals the provisions establishing the board and authority for it to appoint an executive officer on January 1, 2017.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB2190 Salas By Hill — 36–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2190 SALAS Assembly Third Reading — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2190 SALAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Salas — primary (person)
Brough — coauthor (person)
Hill — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2016-03-03 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2016-04-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2016-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-20 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5028.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2016-06-22 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. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2016-08-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5162.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-24 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 6208.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2016-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 667, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f76d83df-261c-4b1a-ad61-f3cd15a8aa04. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).