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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1416: Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1416 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct. Primary sponsor: Aisha Wahab (D). Most recent recorded action (June 30, 2026): From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes various healing arts boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs, including the Medical Board of California and the Dental Board of California, that license and regulate various healing arts licensees. Existing law, including the Medical Practice Act and the Dental Practice Act, deem certain violations by licensees to be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the licensee’s licensing board.

Existing law requires a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund to a patient any amount paid by the patient for services rendered that was subsequently paid to the physician and surgeon or dentist by a third-party payor and that constitutes a duplicate payment, as prescribed. Existing law requires that the above-described duplicate payment refund be paid, if requested by the patient, either within 30 days of that request or, if the duplicate payment has not been received, within 30 days of receipt of the duplicate payment by the physician and surgeon or dentist. Existing law requires, if the patient does not request a refund, a physician and surgeon or dentist who knows, or should have known, of the receipt of the duplicate payment to notify the patient, as prescribed, and to refund the payment within 30 days of that notification, except as specified. Existing law makes a violation of the above requirements unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary proceedings as described above.

This bill would reduce the duration for a physician and surgeon or dentist to refund a duplicate payment following patient request or patient notification to 21 days.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Aisha WahabPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  2. Referred to Com. on B. & P.
  3. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4130.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  6. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
  7. Set for hearing April 13.
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3639.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Set for hearing March 23.
  10. Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
  11. Read first time.
  12. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page