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Bill	Optometry.	The Optometry Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry by the State Board of Optometry. The act prohibits engaging in the practice of optometry without an optometrist license from the board. The act specifies that the practice of optometry includes the prevention and diagnosis of disorders and dysfunctions of the visual system, and the treatment and management of certain disorders and dysfunctions of the visual system. Existing law requires an optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease to be held to the same standard of care to which physicians and surgeons and osteopathic physicians and surgeons are held. Existing law specifies that a violation of the act is a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment, as provided.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20172018	SB 1386	California SB 1386 (20172018)	bill	Optometry.	enacted	McGuire	10	26	7	2018-02-16	2018-09-10	openstates	ocd-bill/85482a55-dffc-4dad-be35-b8aaaedb704f	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1386	944ac82307fc8de3031adc27e7e37c94df24d360f4814c1fc6f30c5b9386a943	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California SB 1386 (20172018) — Optometry.

The Optometry Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry by the State Board of Optometry. The act prohibits engaging in the practice of optometry without an optometrist license from the board. The act specifies that the practice of optometry includes the prevention and diagnosis of disorders and dysfunctions of the visual system, and the treatment and management of certain disorders and dysfunctions of the visual system. Existing law requires an optometrist diagnosing or treating eye disease to be held to the same standard of care to which physicians and surgeons and osteopathic physicians and surgeons are held. Existing law specifies that a violation of the act is a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment, as provided.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/16/18 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/22/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/12/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/19/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/23/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 06/12/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
7. 06/21/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/10/18 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
9. SB1386 (committee substitute) — source
10. 08/28/18 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 28–5 (pass) · upper
• SB 1386 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• Unfinished Business SB1386 McGuire Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended — 5–1 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 17–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• McGuire — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
• 2018-03-08 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
• 2018-03-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-04-04 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
• 2018-04-06 Set for hearing April 23.
• 2018-04-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-04-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4783.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-05-14 Set for hearing May 22.
• 2018-05-22 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4240.) (May 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2018-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
• 2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 5. Page 4349.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
• 2018-06-04 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
• 2018-06-12 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
• 2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2018-06-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
• 2018-08-15 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6517.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-08-23 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
• 2018-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5693.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2018-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
• 2018-09-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-09-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85482a55-dffc-4dad-be35-b8aaaedb704f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).