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type: "Bill"
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title: "Medical professionals: course requirements."
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description: "(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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20232024"
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identifier: "SB 639"
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citation: "California SB 639 (20232024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Medical professionals", "course requirements"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Limón"]
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version_count: 12
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action_count: 63
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2024-09-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4480dcc9-1171-4ae2-9ad1-c238b4d76a51"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639"
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source_hash: "66d9ec9a2c579731834c1dd5ca23cba0759f4dff70a5f28c0c927821bd8e5cc3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 639 (20232024) — Medical professionals: course requirements.
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(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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/16/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63999INT)
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2. **03/20/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63998AMD)
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3. **06/13/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63994AMD)
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4. **06/15/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63997AMD)
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5. **06/19/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63993AMD)
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6. **06/26/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63992AMD)
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7. **08/19/24 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63991AMD)
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8. **08/24/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63996AMD)
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9. **09/08/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63995AMD)
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10. **09/21/24 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63989CHP)
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11. **SB639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639)
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12. **09/03/24 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB639&version=20230SB63990ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — **77–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — **76–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 639 Limón Consent Calendar Second Day — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB639 Limón et al. Concurrence — **34–3** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 639 Limón Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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- That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Consent Calendar — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Limón — primary (person)
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- Alvarez — coauthor (person)
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- Blakespear — coauthor (person)
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- Hoover — coauthor (person)
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- Padilla — coauthor (person)
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- Rubio — coauthor (person)
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- Stephanie Nguyen — coauthor (person)
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- Wahab — coauthor (person)
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- Wiener — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-17** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
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- **2023-03-01** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2023-03-29** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-03** Set for hearing April 12.
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- **2023-04-13** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 711.) (April 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-17** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 814.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-20** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-04** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2023-06-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-06-19** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-06-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2352.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-06-22** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2023-06-26** Ordered to the Assembly.
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- **2023-06-26** In Assembly. Held at Desk.
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- **2023-06-27** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-06-27** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2023-08-24** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-08-24** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2023-08-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-08-29** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2023-09-01** Ordered to the Assembly.
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- **2023-09-01** In Assembly. Held at Desk.
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- **2023-09-05** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-05** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2023-09-08** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-08** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2023-09-11** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-09-11** Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
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- **2023-09-13** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (September 13). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-09-13** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-09-13** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3458.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-13** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2023-09-14** Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Limón.
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- **2024-06-03** Ordered to the Assembly.
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- **2024-06-03** In Assembly. Held at Desk.
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- **2024-06-06** Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-06-06** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2024-06-13** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2024-06-13** Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2024-06-26** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2024-08-07** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 7). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-08-08** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2024-08-12** From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
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- **2024-08-12** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2024-08-19** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-19** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2024-08-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6510.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2024-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2024-08-26** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2024-08-28** Set for hearing August 29.
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- **2024-08-28** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 5621.) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 5632.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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- **2024-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes of 2024. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4480dcc9-1171-4ae2-9ad1-c238b4d76a51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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