Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs the Podiatric Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of podiatric medicine. Existing law requires the board to adopt and administer regulations requiring continuing education of doctors of podiatric medicine and requires those licensees to demonstrate satisfaction of continuing education requirements and one of specified listed requirements at each license renewal.
California AB 826 (20232024) — Podiatric medicine: continuing education.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs the Podiatric Medical Board of California to license and regulate the practice of podiatric medicine. Existing law requires the board to adopt and administer regulations requiring continuing education of doctors of podiatric medicine and requires those licensees to demonstrate satisfaction of continuing education requirements and one of specified listed requirements at each license renewal.
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] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · upper
AB 826 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-13 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-14 From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-19 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1364.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-04-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-10 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-06-14 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-03 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-07-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2036.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-07-13 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-07-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-07-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c62fd49e-8e86-4993-8bdc-f6a5f6a4edd1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).