California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2236 — Optometry: certification to perform advanced procedures.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor. Existing law excludes certain classes of agents from the practice of optometry unless they have an explicit United States Food and Drug Administration-approved indication, as specified. This bill would add neuromuscular blockers to the list of excluded classes of agents. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires an optometrist who holds a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certification and meets specified requirements to be certified to medically treat authorized glaucomas. This bill would authorize an optometrist certified to treat glaucoma to obtain certification to perform specified advanced procedures if the optometrist meets certain education, training, examination, and other requirements, as specified. The bill would require the board to set a fee for the issuance and renewal of the certificate authorizing the use of advanced procedures, which would be deposited in the Optometry Fund. The bill would require an optometrist who performs advanced procedures pursuant to these provisions to report certain information to the board, including any adverse treatment outcomes that required a referral to or consultation with another health care provider. The bill would require the board to compile a report summarizing the data collected and make the report available on the board's internet website. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3041 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2574 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2574 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 41. Noes 11.).

  4. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 30).

  5. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 4. Page 5243.).

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 11).

  13. In committee: Reconsideration of a favorable vote granted.

  14. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 27).

  17. 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.

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

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

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 4659.)

  22. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  23. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 4).

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2236 Low Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 41 Yea · 11 Nay · 28 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 21506
Republican 2205
Unaffiliated 184017
Total 4111028
% of votes cast 51%14%0%35%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Cooper — Yea
Gray — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Medina — Nay
Friedman — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Salas — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Maienschein — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Nay
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Nay
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

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With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5202
Republican 2001
Unaffiliated 4002
Total 11205
% of votes cast 61%11%0%28%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Ting — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cunningham — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Alvarez, David Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Nay
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading AB2236 Low By Skinner

Passed 28 Yea · 4 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9004
Unaffiliated 16403
Republican 3001
Total 28408
% of votes cast 70%10%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Atkins — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Pan — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Rubio — Nay
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Kamlager — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Not Voting
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Not Voting
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 2002
Republican 0001
Total 4003
% of votes cast 57%0%0%43%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5103
Democratic 3000
Republican 1001
Total 9104
% of votes cast 64%7%0%29%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Newman — Yea
Pan — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Min — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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AB 2236 Low Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24006
Unaffiliated 35004
Republican 6003
Total 650013
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 6001
Republican 3000
Total 14002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 3000
Democratic 9000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ting — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2236 do?
Existing law, the Optometry Practice Act, establishes the State Board of Optometry in the Department of Consumer Affairs for the licensure and regulation of the practice of optometry. Existing law makes a violation of the act a misdemeanor. Existing law excludes certain classes of agents from the practice of optometry unless they have an explicit United States Food and Drug Administration-approved indication, as specified. This bill would add neuromuscular blockers to the list of excluded classes of agents. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires an optometrist who holds a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certification and meets specified requirements to be certified to medically treat authorized glaucomas. This bill would authorize an optometrist certified to treat glaucoma to obtain certification to perform specified advanced procedures if the optometrist meets certain education, training, examination, and other requirements, as specified. The bill would require the board to set a fee for the issuance and renewal of the certificate authorizing the use of advanced procedures, which would be deposited in the Optometry Fund. The bill would require an optometrist who performs advanced procedures pursuant to these provisions to report certain information to the board, including any adverse treatment outcomes that required a referral to or consultation with another health care provider. The bill would require the board to compile a report summarizing the data collected and make the report available on the board's internet website. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3041 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2574 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2574 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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 2236?
AB 2236 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 2236?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 2236?
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