The Medical Practice Act provides for licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, and authorizes a physician and surgeon to, among other things, use drugs or devices in or upon human beings. The Medical Practice Act makes it unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to prescribe, dispense, or furnish dangerous drugs without an appropriate prior examination and medical indication. The act prohibits, with specified exceptions, a person or entity from prescribing, dispensing, or furnishing, or causing to be prescribed, dispensed, or furnished, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices on the Internet for delivery to a person in California without an appropriate prior examination and medical indication.
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The Medical Practice Act provides for licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, and authorizes a physician and surgeon to, among other things, use drugs or devices in or upon human beings. The Medical Practice Act makes it unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to prescribe, dispense, or furnish dangerous drugs without an appropriate prior examination and medical indication. The act prohibits, with specified exceptions, a person or entity from prescribing, dispensing, or furnishing, or causing to be prescribed, dispensed, or furnished, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices on the Internet for delivery to a person in California without an appropriate prior examination and medical indication.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB464 Hernandez Concurrence — 29–5 (pass) · upper
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 8–0 (pass) · upper
SB 464 Hernandez Senate Third Reading By WOOD — 73–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hernandez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-25 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-26 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
2015-03-05 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2015-04-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-27 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2015-04-29 Set for hearing May 4.
2015-05-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 885.) (May 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 2. Page 952.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-05-22 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2015-05-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-06-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (July 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 2530.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-08-24 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2015-08-24 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2161.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee, committee-passage
2015-08-26 Set for hearing August 27.
2015-08-27 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 2235.) committee-passage
2015-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 2270.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 387, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a1f1677b-116b-4d2c-848c-6841f46eb96f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).