Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers
Summary
Strengthens protections for patients regarding sexual misconduct by medical providers; requires medical expert consultants involved in investigations disclose conflicts of interest and to not be under investigation, on warning, or on probation; requires a zero-tolerance policy to be adopted and training to be provided on sexual misconduct by the board for professional misconduct; includes provisions related to the right to have a chaperone; includes sexual misconduct in the definition of professional misconduct.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 16, 2023
Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 29, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7023A
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 16, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Liz Krueger
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
Co
Samra Brouk
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
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