Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine: professional partnerships.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California for the licensing, regulation, and discipline of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the Medical Board of California for the licensing, regulation, and discipline of podiatrists. Existing law, the Osteopathic Act, enacted by an initiative measure, establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California for the licensing and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons and requires the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to enforce the Medical Practice Act with respect to its licensees. Existing law makes a violation of specified provisions of the Medical Practice Act a crime.
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California Legislature
20232024
AB 834
California AB 834 (20232024)
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Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine
California AB 834 (20232024) — Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine: professional partnerships.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California for the licensing, regulation, and discipline of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the California Board of Podiatric Medicine within the Medical Board of California for the licensing, regulation, and discipline of podiatrists. Existing law, the Osteopathic Act, enacted by an initiative measure, establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California for the licensing and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons and requires the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to enforce the Medical Practice Act with respect to its licensees. Existing law makes a violation of specified provisions of the Medical Practice Act a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 834 Irwin Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
AB 834 Irwin Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
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
Consent Calendar 2nd — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Irwin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-03-28 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 28). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-03-29 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-30 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. 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 1365.) 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
2023-05-24 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
2023-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-17 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2139.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-17 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-08-24 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2784.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.
2023-09-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e1635a91-d4e3-4250-af25-ae396ece181d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).