California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1802 — State Board of Optometry: optometrists: dispensing opticians.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry by the State Board of Optometry, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and also makes the board responsible for the regulation of registered dispensing opticians. Under existing law, a dispensing optician is an individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions of physicians and surgeons licensed by the Medical Board of California or optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry for prescription lenses and kindred products, and, as incidental to the filling of those prescriptions, doing any or all of the following acts, either singly or in combination with others, taking facial measurements, fitting and adjusting those lenses, and fitting and adjusting spectacle frames. Existing law prohibits an optometrist from having any membership proprietary interest, coownership, or any profit-sharing arrangement, either by stock ownership, interlocking directors, trusteeship, mortgage, or trust deed, with any registered dispensing optician or any optical company, except as specified, and makes a violation of this provision punishable by a fine. Existing law defines a "registered dispensing optician," for these purposes, as a person licensed by the board. Under existing law, any person who participates with a licensed optometrist in violation of these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would instead prohibit an optometrist from having any of those above-described arrangements with a dispensing optician or optical company, except as specified, and would define "dispensing optician" as an individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions of physicians and surgeons licensed by the Medical Board of California or optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry for prescription lenses and kindred products, and, as incidental to the filling of those prescriptions, doing any or all of the following acts, either singly or in combination with others, taking facial measurements, fitting and adjusting those lenses, and fitting and adjusting spectacle frames, regardless of whether the individual, corporation, or firm is registered by the State Board of Optometry. By changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would result in a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  4. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4999.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Withdrawn from committee.

  10. Assembly Rule 96 suspended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Salas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1802 SALAS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 12003
Republican 6000
Total 72006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1802 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry by the State Board of Optometry, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and also makes the board responsible for the regulation of registered dispensing opticians. Under existing law, a dispensing optician is an individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions of physicians and surgeons licensed by the Medical Board of California or optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry for prescription lenses and kindred products, and, as incidental to the filling of those prescriptions, doing any or all of the following acts, either singly or in combination with others, taking facial measurements, fitting and adjusting those lenses, and fitting and adjusting spectacle frames. Existing law prohibits an optometrist from having any membership proprietary interest, coownership, or any profit-sharing arrangement, either by stock ownership, interlocking directors, trusteeship, mortgage, or trust deed, with any registered dispensing optician or any optical company, except as specified, and makes a violation of this provision punishable by a fine. Existing law defines a "registered dispensing optician," for these purposes, as a person licensed by the board. Under existing law, any person who participates with a licensed optometrist in violation of these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would instead prohibit an optometrist from having any of those above-described arrangements with a dispensing optician or optical company, except as specified, and would define "dispensing optician" as an individual, corporation, or firm engaged in the business of filling prescriptions of physicians and surgeons licensed by the Medical Board of California or optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry for prescription lenses and kindred products, and, as incidental to the filling of those prescriptions, doing any or all of the following acts, either singly or in combination with others, taking facial measurements, fitting and adjusting those lenses, and fitting and adjusting spectacle frames, regardless of whether the individual, corporation, or firm is registered by the State Board of Optometry. By changing the definition of an existing crime, this bill would result in a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1802?
AB 1802 is sponsored by Salas.
What is the current status of AB 1802?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1802?
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