Existing law authorizes a minor 15 years of age or older to consent to the minor's medical care or dental care, if the minor is living separate and apart from the minor's parents or guardian and the minor is managing their own financial affairs, as specified. Existing law authorizes a physician and surgeon or dentist, with or without the minor's consent, to advise the minor's parent or guardian of the treatment given or needed if the physician and surgeon has reason to know the parent's or guardian's whereabouts, based on information given by the minor. Under existing law, a parent or guardian is not liable for care provided according to these provisions.
California SB 457 (20232024) — Vision care: consent by a minor.
Existing law authorizes a minor 15 years of age or older to consent to the minor's medical care or dental care, if the minor is living separate and apart from the minor's parents or guardian and the minor is managing their own financial affairs, as specified. Existing law authorizes a physician and surgeon or dentist, with or without the minor's consent, to advise the minor's parent or guardian of the treatment given or needed if the physician and surgeon has reason to know the parent's or guardian's whereabouts, based on information given by the minor. Under existing law, a parent or guardian is not liable for care provided according to these provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2023-02-22 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-06 Set for hearing March 28.
2023-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 577.) (March 28). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 849.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-04-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-04 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-17 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2737.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-17 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2023-08-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2023-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 152, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6b5768eb-8cad-433c-a1bf-c6ea87f2f97f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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