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Bill dossier · California 2025–26 session · session closed September 30, 2026
Current through · Last editorial review October 1, 2026 · Original snapshot September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PT (archived below)

AB 1760: Dentistry: Dental Practice Act amendments

SIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026

Final status · recorded October 1, 2026

SIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026AB 1760 was signed on August 31, 2026. Operative: Per text. It is law; the chaptered text is the controlling version. Source: California 2026 Final Legislative Ledger.

Published
September 1, 2026
Originally verified through
September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PT
Final-status update
October 1, 2026
Current through
October 1, 2026

Archived snapshot — originally current through September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PTPreserved as originally published. Superseded by the final status above; lifecycle language, deadlines and “pending” states in this section describe the record as it stood on that date, not the current state. The dossier body below (what the bill does, legislative history, analysis and “what happens next”) is the September record.

CHAPTER NUMBER AND OPERATIVE DATE NOT YET ESTABLISHED

Bill

AB 1760 (2025-2026)

Internal identity

CA|2025-2026|AB1760

Author

Assembly author of record

Lifecycle

SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026 — CHAPTER NUMBER NOT YET RECORDED

Where it sits

Statute — chaptered text to be read

Last recorded action

August 31, 2026

Recorded vote

—

Enrollment

ENROLLED AND PRESENTED

Governor

Signed 31 August 2026

Urgency

None recorded

Chapter

CHAPTERED RECORD SOUGHT — NOT AVAILABLE AT SNAPSHOT

Verification

VERIFIED

Governor deadline

None recorded

Verified

September 15, 2026

Latest recorded action

August 31, 2026. Approved by the Governor (signing package of 31 August).

What the bill does

Amends the Dental Practice Act; the exact amendments are those of the chaptered text, which has not yet been recorded on this register.

What it does not do

Signed is not automatically effective. The chapter number, the chaptered text and the operative date are not established here, and a January 1 effective date is not assumed.

KPSGILL position

No position taken. Recorded as enacted law pending the chaptered text.

Open verification items

Named here rather than answered with an assumption.

  • Chapter number and chaptered text
  • Statutory sections affected
  • Effective date and operative date if distinct

What happens next

Every qualifying measure is tracked on the Governor’s Health Bill Desk; scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.

Primary sources

Register: the record store · internal identity CA|2025-2026|AB1760 · verification state VERIFIED · tracker: California Legislature 2026.

Bill dossier · revised 18 September 2026, 3:00 PM PT.

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