Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint members to the board, as provided. Existing law authorizes the board to employ an executive director, investigators, legal counsel, medical consultants, and other assistance as specified. Existing law requires the Attorney General to act as legal counsel for the board, as specified. Existing law provides that those provisions will be repealed on January 1, 2018.
California SB 798 (20172018) — Healing arts: boards.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint members to the board, as provided. Existing law authorizes the board to employ an executive director, investigators, legal counsel, medical consultants, and other assistance as specified. Existing law requires the Attorney General to act as legal counsel for the board, as specified. Existing law provides that those provisions will be repealed on January 1, 2018.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 798 Hill Senate Third Reading By LOW — 60–14 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB798 Hill Concurrence — 38–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 10–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2017-03-09 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2017-03-31 Set for hearing April 24.
2017-04-18 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
2017-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 826.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-15 May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-05-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-05-19 Set for hearing May 25.
2017-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-05-26 Published May 26 at 10 a.m.
2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1337.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-15 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2017-07-06 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
2017-07-11 July 11 set for first hearing.Testimony taken.
2017-08-24 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
2017-08-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-08-30 August 30 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-09-01 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-09-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-08 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 3221.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2860.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2017-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 775, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9dca9dfd-56e3-459f-b695-7678bdff7f82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).