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SB1271Introduced in the Senate

Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

Passed

Introduced by Eloise Reyes, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 502 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.

September 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Special Consent SB1271 Reyes et al · August 28, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH.

  7. Set for hearing April 13.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  9. Set for hearing April 22.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4011.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing May 4.

  12. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. Set for hearing May 14.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).

  15. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  19. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  22. Coauthors revised.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  25. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  27. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  28. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  29. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  30. Read third time and amended.

  31. Ordered to third reading.

  32. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6496.) Ordered to the Senate.

  33. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  34. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  35. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  36. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  37. Approved by the Governor.

  38. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.

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