By Jordan Simoes On July 18, 2025, the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (BBC) issued a Notice of Proposed Action that states its intent to alter the interpreter standard for examiners. Currently, section 931, Title 16 of the California Continue reading
By Katelyn Berg On August 29, 2025, SB 790 (Cabaldon) was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill, as amended July 9, 2025, would allow the Governor to authorize interstate reciprocity agreements for postsecondary distance learning. Private postsecondary institutions Continue reading
By Kathleen Eliceiri On July 22, 2025, the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles issued a decision on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to stabilize the California FAIR Plan. The FAIR Plan is a state-mandated insurance Continue reading
By Jessica Ellison On July 21, 2025, the Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC” or “the Department”) countersigned a Letter of Agreement against Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc. (Plan), which covers more than 960,000 enrollees in California, for Continue reading
By Jordan Gierke Khatibi, et al. v. Hawkins, et al., Case No. 24-3108 (9th Cir.). On July 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims. In its order, the Continue reading
By Lara Horhor As amended on September 5, 2025, AB 1503 (Berman) modifies various sections of the Business and Professions Code to extend the sunset date for the California State Board of Pharmacy (PHARM) to January 1, 2030. The sunset Continue reading
By Annika Kjos On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published a final decision in Rulemaking 12-12-011, taking an important step towards transparency in how transportation services like Uber, Lyft, HopSkipDrive, and Nomad Transit operate. This decision Continue reading
By Selena Sanchez On March 13, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted (5-0) to adopt Resolution ESRB-13. According to its news release, the new standards for battery energy storage facilities would further safety efforts and increase oversight over Continue reading
By Isaiah Artis On February 6 and 7, 2025, the Dental Board of California (DBC) held its board meeting in Central California at the California Department of Consumer Affairs in Sacramento, California. The Board focused on possible action regarding proposed Continue reading
By Caitlin D. Baron On April 9, 2025, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the California Student Aid Commission’s (CSAC) regulation to modify how middle-class scholarship program awards are calculated. On December 27, 2024, CSAC published notice of its Continue reading
