republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-2699.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Healing arts: licensure exemption."
description: "Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law provides an exemption from these requirements for a health care practitioner licensed in another state who offers or provides health care for which he or she is licensed during a state of emergency, as defined, and upon request of the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 2699"
citation: "California AB 2699 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Healing arts: licensure exemption."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bass"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2010-02-19"
last_action: "2010-09-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75780775-d0a0-4870-b75d-0cf503d968cd"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699"
source_hash: "e0bf07ec4712a9925ae21100611e5cc5478ba42daa109d00b741249a3f47aefc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2699 (20092010) — Healing arts: licensure exemption.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts practitioners by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law provides an exemption from these requirements for a health care practitioner licensed in another state who offers or provides health care for which he or she is licensed during a state of emergency, as defined, and upon request of the Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority, as specified.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/19/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269999INT)
2. **04/05/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269998AMD)
3. **04/14/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269997AMD)
4. **04/26/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269996AMD)
5. **05/12/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269995AMD)
6. **07/15/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269994AMD)
7. **08/02/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269993AMD)
8. **08/27/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269992AMD)
9. **09/24/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269990CHP)
10. **AB2699** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699)
11. **09/13/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2699&version=20090AB269991ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2699 Bass Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- W/O REF. TO FILE AB2699 Bass By Price — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2699 BASS Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Be referred to Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bass — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2010-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2010-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-31** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2010-04-05** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-05** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-05** Re-referred to Com. on RULES by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 8). `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 20). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-26** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-04-27** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-12** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-05-13** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-06-02** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 3. Page 5474.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-06-10** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2010-07-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-07-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-02** In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2010-08-02** 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, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-12** In committee: Held under submission.
- **2010-08-23** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-27** Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended.
- **2010-08-27** (Ayes 21. Noes 11. Page 4960.)
- **2010-08-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-30** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2010-08-30** Ordered to third reading.
- **2010-08-30** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 2. Page 5007.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2010-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 6926.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-09-15** Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.
- **2010-09-23** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 270, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75780775-d0a0-4870-b75d-0cf503d968cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).