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AB1501Introduced in the Assembly

Physician assistants and podiatrists.

Passed

Introduced by Marc Berman, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Sections 2460, 2470, 2472, 2474, 2488, 2499.5, 3504, 3509, 3513, 3514.1, 3516, 3521.1, 3523, and 3537.45 of, to add Sections 3502.35 and 3504.2 to, to add, amend, and renumber Section 2460.1 of, and to repeal Section 3521.2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 194, Statutes of 2025.

October 1, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 1501 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments · September 10, 2025

76

Yes

1

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

80 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Absent
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  3. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  5. Read second time and amended.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1892.)

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30).

  16. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2701.).

  22. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  23. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 3241.).

  24. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  25. Approved by the Governor.

  26. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 194, Statutes of 2025.

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