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Bill	Healing arts: expedited licensure process: applicants providing abortions.	Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine. The Osteopathic Act establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to enforce those provisions of the Medical Practice Act relating to persons holding or applying for physician's and surgeon's certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. The Nursing Practice Act establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing. The Physician Assistant Practice Act establishes the Physician Assistant Board to license and regulate physician assistants. Existing law makes it a crime to perform an abortion without holding a license to practice as a physician and surgeon or holding a specified license or certificate under the Nursing Practice Act or Physician Assistant Practice Act that authorizes the holder to perform specified functions necessary for an abortion.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20212022	AB 657	California AB 657 (20212022)	bill	Healing arts: expedited licensure process: applicants providing abortions.	enacted	Cooper	10	37	10	2021-02-12	2022-09-27	openstates	ocd-bill/038f8d3b-2081-4185-918e-22b6cb9ea2e5	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB657	c51586f34aa5d689ec1cc761742e3c238fc36dc184546f56b633b0e7ff0822cb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 657 (20212022) — Healing arts: expedited licensure process: applicants providing abortions.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of medicine. The Osteopathic Act establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to enforce those provisions of the Medical Practice Act relating to persons holding or applying for physician's and surgeon's certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. The Nursing Practice Act establishes the Board of Registered Nursing to license and regulate the practice of nursing. The Physician Assistant Practice Act establishes the Physician Assistant Board to license and regulate physician assistants. Existing law makes it a crime to perform an abortion without holding a license to practice as a physician and surgeon or holding a specified license or certificate under the Nursing Practice Act or Physician Assistant Practice Act that authorizes the holder to perform specified functions necessary for an abortion.

Version chain

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

1. 02/12/21 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/21/21 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 06/08/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 06/15/21 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 06/21/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/01/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 08/11/22 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/27/22 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
9. AB657 (committee substitute) — source
10. 09/02/22 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
• AB 657 Cooper Assembly Third Reading — 59–14 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–4 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. — 12–3 (pass) · lower
• With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 10–2 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB657 Cooper By Kamlager — 30–9 (pass) · upper
• AB 657 Cooper Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 59–17 (pass) · lower
• [First] hearing set for [07-06-2021]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–6 (fail) · upper
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] — 4–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cooper — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2021-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
• 2021-02-25 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
• 2021-04-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E. & R. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
• 2021-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
• 2021-05-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2021-05-03 Received by the Desk April 30 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(2).
• 2021-05-12 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2021-05-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2021-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 14. Page 1729.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2021-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2021-06-09 Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and G.O. referral-committee
• 2021-06-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2021-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2021-07-06 In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
• 2022-06-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2022-06-09 Withdrawn from committee.
• 2022-06-09 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
• 2022-06-15 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
• 2022-06-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2022-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
• 2022-07-27 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
• 2022-08-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
• 2022-08-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
• 2022-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2022-08-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2022-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
• 2022-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 5123.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
• 2022-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2022-08-25 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2022-08-30 Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
• 2022-08-30 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (August 30). committee-passage
• 2022-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
• 2022-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2022-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 560, Statutes of 2022. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/038f8d3b-2081-4185-918e-22b6cb9ea2e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).