Veterinary Medical Board Survives Sunset Review

By Jordan Simoes AB 1502 (Berman), as amended September 3, 2025, extends the California Veterinary Medical Board’s (VMB) sunset date to January 1, 2030. On November 18, 2024, VMB published its Sunset Review report, and the Joint Legislative Committee published Continue reading

SB 790, Held in Committee, Proposes Interstate Reciprocity Agreements to Exempt Institutions from Registration with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

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

Medical Board of California Opposes Law to Loosen Physician Reporting Requirements to DMV of Patients Who Suffer Lapses of Consciousness

By Steven Soldani SB 357 (Portantino), as amended May 6, 2024, would, in relevant part, amend and repeal section 103900 of the Health and Safety Code to extend current provisions, modify reporting obligations, and exempt healthcare providers from liability while Continue reading

Board Supports Changes to the Educational Requirements Necessary to Achieve a Bachelor’s in Nursing

By Julia Thompson SB 895 (Roth), as amended August 22, 2024, and AB 2104 (Soria), as amended May 16, 2024, would add and repeal Article 3.3 of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Continue reading

AB 28339 (Villapudua) Proposes New Requirements for Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Regarding Responsible Small Dollar Loans Program

By Summer M. Bosse AB 2839 (Villapudua), as amended March 17, 2022, would amend section 22370 of the Financial Code as it relates to the California Financing Law’s Pilot Program for Increased Access to Responsible Small Dollar Loans. The Pilot Continue reading

AB 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, Pulled Before Voting Occurred in the Assembly

By Yusra Serhan AB 1400 (Kalra), titled the “California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act,” as amended January 24, 2022, and as it applies to the DMHC, would have added Title 23 to the Government Code to establish a universal Continue reading

Medical Board of California Extended Two More Years after Undergoing Substantial Sunset Review and Major Reform Discussion

By Tala Hughes On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom signed the Medical Board of California’s (MBC) sunset extension bill, SB 806 (Roth) (Chapter 649, Statutes of 2021), which extends the Board’s sunset date for just two years, to January 1, Continue reading

New Law Makes Illegal Dumping a Cause for Disciplinary Action by Contractors State License Board

By Thomas A. T. Ferrari AB 246 (Quirk), as introduced January 13, 2021, and revised April 8, 2021, repeals and adds section 7110 to the Business and Professions Code relating to contractors. This bill explicitly makes a licensed contractor’s unlawful Continue reading