CA AB2386 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-22 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-22 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 2126.1 to, and to add Article 6.2 (commencing with Section 2128) to Chapter 5 of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
Title
License to practice medicine: Licensed Physicians from Mexico Program and California Physician Expansion Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-06-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2386 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2386 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-16 | Senate | 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. |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 9.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | Measure version as amended on April 22 corrected. |
| 2026-04-22 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-21 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 21). |
| 2026-04-14 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2026-04-13 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2026-02-21 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
| 2026-02-20 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 2126.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
