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type: "Bill"
title: "Background checks."
description: "(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons consistent with the Osteopathic Act, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20252026"
identifier: "SB 160"
citation: "California SB 160 (20252026)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Backgroundchecks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15261c7c-6616-4475-b65b-9a136af96833"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160"
source_hash: "f148deb171e15b168c19a5ef27965829f9a875ee51fef6e54776a7a994cc09e4"
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 SB 160 (20252026) — Background checks.
(1) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons consistent with the Osteopathic Act, as specified.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **01/23/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160&version=20250SB16099INT)
2. **09/08/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160&version=20250SB16098AMD)
3. **09/17/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160&version=20250SB16096CHP)
4. **SB160** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160)
5. **09/13/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB160&version=20250SB16097ENR)
## Votes
- SB 160 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL — **800** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB160 B. & F.R. — **2810** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB160 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-23** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
- **2025-03-17** Ordered to second reading.
- **2025-03-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 450.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-09-10** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)
- **2025-09-10** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2025-09-10** Ordered to third reading.
- **2025-09-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3328.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-09-12** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2025-09-12** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 2956.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-09-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2025-09-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 113, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15261c7c-6616-4475-b65b-9a136af96833`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).