Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth the powers and duties of the board relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law regulates the ownership and operation of mobile optometric offices, as defined, including, among other things, requiring the owner and operator of a mobile optometric office to file a quarterly report containing specified information. Existing law requires the board, by January 1, 2023, to adopt regulations establishing a registry for the owners and operators of mobile optometric offices, as specified. Existing law prohibits the board, before January 1, 2023, from bringing an enforcement action against an owner and operator of a mobile optometric office based solely on its affiliation status with an approved optometry school in California for remotely providing optometric service. Existing law makes these and other provisions related to the permitting and regulation of mobile optometric offices effective only until July 1, 2025, and repeals them as of that date.
California AB 2327 (20232024) — Optometry: mobile optometric offices.
Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth the powers and duties of the board relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law regulates the ownership and operation of mobile optometric offices, as defined, including, among other things, requiring the owner and operator of a mobile optometric office to file a quarterly report containing specified information. Existing law requires the board, by January 1, 2023, to adopt regulations establishing a registry for the owners and operators of mobile optometric offices, as specified. Existing law prohibits the board, before January 1, 2023, from bringing an enforcement action against an owner and operator of a mobile optometric office based solely on its affiliation status with an approved optometry school in California for remotely providing optometric service. Existing law makes these and other provisions related to the permitting and regulation of mobile optometric offices effective only until July 1, 2025, and repeals them as of that date.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB2327 Wendy Carrillo et al By Allen — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2327 Wendy Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2327 Wendy Carrillo Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wendy Carrillo — primary (person)
Bains — coauthor (person)
Flora — coauthor (person)
Juan Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Stephanie Nguyen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2024-02-26 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2024-04-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-04-03 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-04 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2024-04-17 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4998.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-08 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2024-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-08-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 391, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5af0497-cc1d-46ae-aa8a-7a01ab8695dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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