Existing law prohibits a healing arts licensee, as defined, or an employee or agent of that licensee from charging treatment or costs to an open-end credit or loan extended by a third party that is arranged for or established in the licensee's office before the date on which the treatment is rendered or costs are incurred without first providing a specified written treatment plan, a specified written or electronic notice, and a specified list of which treatment and services are being charged. Existing law prohibits a licensee, or the licensee's employee or agent, from arranging for or establishing credit or a loan that is extended by a third party for a patient who has been administered or is under the influence of general anesthesia, conscious sedation, or nitrous oxide. Existing law provides that a person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability.
California SB 639 (20192020) — Medical services: credit or loan.
Existing law prohibits a healing arts licensee, as defined, or an employee or agent of that licensee from charging treatment or costs to an open-end credit or loan extended by a third party that is arranged for or established in the licensee's office before the date on which the treatment is rendered or costs are incurred without first providing a specified written treatment plan, a specified written or electronic notice, and a specified list of which treatment and services are being charged. Existing law prohibits a licensee, or the licensee's employee or agent, from arranging for or establishing credit or a loan that is extended by a third party for a patient who has been administered or is under the influence of general anesthesia, conscious sedation, or nitrous oxide. Existing law provides that a person who willfully violates these provisions is subject to specified civil liability.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB639 Mitchell Concurrence — 31–6 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 14–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
SB 639 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By Mark Stone — 69–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 27–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Mitchell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2019-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-14 Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2019-03-19 Set for hearing April 1.
2019-04-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 511.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-03 Set for hearing April 9.
2019-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 654.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-18 Set for hearing April 29.
2019-04-23 April 29 hearing postponed by committee.
2019-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2019-05-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1151.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-21 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-30 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. referral-committee
2019-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-08-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-06 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2019-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3346.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2883.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-10-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 856, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c6ae50b2-f6bc-4309-9392-7e1b8d3f876e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).