SB 334 California Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Healing arts: clinical laboratories.

Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory health care professionals by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law sets forth standards for the issuance of a clinical laboratory scientist's (CLS) license, including certain educational and experiential requirements. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to establish a pathway program by January 1, 2022, that would authorize a licensed medical laboratory technician (MLT) to apply their work experience and training from a department-approved MLT training program towards the completion of a CLS training program, as specified.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

Jun 2019

Senate Passage

May 2019

Assembly Passage

Jun 2019

Signed into Law

Jul 2019

Introduced Feb 19, 2019 Signed Jul 30, 2019

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2019 · Assembly Jun 27, 2019

How they voted

35–0

Passed

Total votes 35

May 6, 2019

D Democratic27

27 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 30, 2019

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jul 11, 2019

Upper · Passed

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2054.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Jun 27, 2019

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Jun 27, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2459.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 19, 2019

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 19).

lower

Jun 11, 2019

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

May 16, 2019

Committee

Referred to Com. on B. & P.

lower

May 6, 2019

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 959.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Apr 29, 2019

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Apr 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 599.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Feb 28, 2019

Committee

Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

upper

Feb 19, 2019

Introduced

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors