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
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
63–0
Passed
Total votes 63
Apr 1, 2025
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 14, 2025
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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