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SB 679·CA·senate

Health care facilities: physicians and surgeons: terminations and revocation of staff privileges: data reporting by race and gender.

FailedFiled Feb 21, 2025
Sponsor: Weber Pierson
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Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Feb 2, 2026

Summary

The bill requires hospitals and peer‑review bodies to submit a yearly report on the number of physicians, surgeons and medical residents who were terminated, granted, suspended or revoked staff privileges, broken down by race and gender. The California Civil Rights Department must then post the aggregated, de‑identified data online. The measure aims to increase transparency while protecting individual and facility privacy.

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12 yes

0 no

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 942.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 30, 2025

Hearings

History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  3. Set for hearing May 23.
  4. May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  5. Set for hearing May 12.
  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 942.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  7. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  8. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 809.) (April 21).
  9. Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
  10. Set for hearing April 21.
  11. Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD.
  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  • Weber Pierson · sponsor

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