CA SB1271 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 1271

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on September 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

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

Title

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

Roll Calls

2026-08-28 - Senate - Special Consent SB1271 Reyes et al (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Assembly - SB 1271 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Stefani (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB1271 Reyes et al (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-04 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-09-27		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-27		Approved by the Governor.
2026-09-04		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2026-08-28	Senate	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-27	Senate	Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-08-25	Senate	In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6496.) Ordered to the Senate.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Read third time and amended.
2026-08-21	Assembly	Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-17	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-13	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
2026-08-13	Assembly	Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05	Assembly	August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-07-01	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-06-16	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-06-09	Assembly	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-05-26	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.
2026-05-20	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-19	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4271.) (May 14).
2026-05-08	Senate	Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04	Senate	May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24	Senate	Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-23	Senate	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.
2026-04-15	Senate	Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-13	Senate	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.
2026-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH.
2026-03-25	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-03-04	Senate	Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-23	Senate	Read first time.
2026-02-23	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20	Senate	Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	502	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

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Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1271