Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of day care centers, as defined, and family day care homes, as defined, by the State Department of Social Services. A violation of the act is a crime. Existing law requires a child to be immunized prior to admission to a day care center or family day care home. Existing law authorizes an exemption from those provisions for medical reasons or because of personal beliefs, if specified forms are submitted to the day care center or family day care home. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a family day care home to present evidence of a current tuberculosis clearance for any adult in the home during the time that children are under care.
California SB 792 (20152016) — Day care facilities: immunizations: exemptions.
Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of day care centers, as defined, and family day care homes, as defined, by the State Department of Social Services. A violation of the act is a crime. Existing law requires a child to be immunized prior to admission to a day care center or family day care home. Existing law authorizes an exemption from those provisions for medical reasons or because of personal beliefs, if specified forms are submitted to the day care center or family day care home. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a family day care home to present evidence of a current tuberculosis clearance for any adult in the home during the time that children are under care.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
SB 792 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By THURMOND Amend By MATHIS Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By HOLDEN — 50–26 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 17–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 3–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB792 Mendoza Concurrence — 32–5 (pass) · upper
SB 792 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By CALDERON — 60–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 34–3 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Mendoza — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUMAN S. referral-committee
2015-03-20 Set for hearing April 8.
2015-04-01 April 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-02 Set for hearing April 15.
2015-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 651.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-21 Set for hearing April 28.
2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 817.) (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-08 Set for hearing May 18.
2015-05-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 1069.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HUM. S. referral-committee
2015-06-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 17. Noes 1.) (June 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-07-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-08-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Amendments by Assembly Member Mathis tabled on motion by Assembly Member Holden. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 2888.)
2015-09-04 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 2951.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 2670.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
2015-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 807, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d26197cf-250d-47d5-8413-c75dc39d1b98. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).