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Dentistry: dental assistants.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 873 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jul 14, 2025

What it does

Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, establishes the Dental Board of California to license and regulate the practice of dentistry, including the licensure and regulation of dental auxiliaries, including, among others, dental assistants, as defined, and sets forth duties and functions that those dental auxiliaries are authorized to perform. Existing law requires the board to review and evaluate all applications for licensure in all dental assisting categories to ascertain whether a candidate meets the appropriate licensing requirements specified by statute and board regulation. Existing law establishes the Dental Assisting Council within the Dental Board of California and requires the…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Jul 14, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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