(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. Existing law requires general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.
California SB 639 (20232024) — Medical professionals: course requirements.
(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California and requires the board to adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. Existing law requires general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care of older patients.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 77–0 (pass) · lower
SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 76–0 (pass) · lower
SB 639 Limón Consent Calendar Second Day — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB639 Limón et al. Concurrence — 34–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 78–0 (pass) · lower
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Limón — primary (person)
Alvarez — coauthor (person)
Blakespear — coauthor (person)
Hoover — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Stephanie Nguyen — coauthor (person)
Wahab — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2023-03-01 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2023-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-04-03 Set for hearing April 12.
2023-04-13 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 711.) (April 12). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-17 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 814.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-04-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-04 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-06-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2352.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-06-26 Ordered to the Assembly.
2023-06-26 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2023-06-27 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3
2023-06-27 Ordered to third reading.
2023-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2023-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-29 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-01 Ordered to the Assembly.
2023-09-01 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2023-09-05 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3
2023-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-08 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2023-09-11 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2023-09-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 13). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3458.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Limón.
2024-06-03 Ordered to the Assembly.
2024-06-03 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2024-06-06 Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to Senate. passage, reading-3
2024-06-06 Ordered to third reading.
2024-06-13 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-13 Ordered to third reading.
2024-06-13 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-07 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-12 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2024-08-12 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-19 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6510.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-26 Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2024-08-26 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5416.) Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-08-28 Set for hearing August 29.
2024-08-28 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 5621.) committee-passage
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 5632.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4480dcc9-1171-4ae2-9ad1-c238b4d76a51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).