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Board votes to support sunset, teleconferencing extension and emergency-waiver bills; details and roll-call results
Summary
The California State Board of Optometry on July 11 voted to support SB 776 (the board's sunset bill), SB 470 (Bagley-Keene teleconferencing extension) and SB 641 (emergency waivers for DCA/boards). The board discussed several other measures and kept others on watch.
At its July 11 meeting the California State Board of Optometry discussed multiple bills in the 2025 legislative session and took formal positions on three measures: the board voted to support SB 776 (Ashby), the board’s sunset and opticianry-related amendments; support SB 641 (Ashby) granting waiver/exemption authority to boards under certain emergencies; and support SB 470 (Laird), which extends the temporary remote-meeting provisions under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. The board also continued monitoring other bills on its tracking list.
Board staff summarized the bills and recommended positions. Staff noted SB 776 had been amended to incorporate language addressing optical company registration, a topic…
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