Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of respiratory therapy by the Respiratory Care Board of California. The act defines respiratory care as a practice to mean a health care profession employed under the supervision of a medical director in the therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and associated aspects of cardiopulmonary and other systems functions. The act requires an applicant for a license as a respiratory care practitioner to complete specified education.
California SB 1003 (20172018) — Respiratory therapy.
Existing law, the Respiratory Care Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of respiratory therapy by the Respiratory Care Board of California. The act defines respiratory care as a practice to mean a health care profession employed under the supervision of a medical director in the therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and associated aspects of cardiopulmonary and other systems functions. The act requires an applicant for a license as a respiratory care practitioner to complete specified education.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1003 Roth et al. Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1003 Roth Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Roth — primary (person)
Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
2018-02-14 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-03-20 Set for hearing April 2.
2018-03-28 April 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2018-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4588.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-17 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-23 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-04-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4875.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-04-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-07 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-05-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6108.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5164.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-08-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-08-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 180, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1acf3295-5589-4b60-abf7-5f0d56212f02. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).