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SCR-37 • 2026

Family Physician Week.

Family Physician Week.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Wiener
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 46, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify how the encouragement for continued investment in primary care will be carried out.

Family Physician Week

This law designates March 16 through March 22, 2025, as Family Physician Week to recognize the contributions of family physicians in California.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates March 16, 2025, through March 22, 2025, as Family Physician Week.
  • Recognizes the important role of family physicians in providing healthcare services in California.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Family physicians in California

Terms To Know

family physician
A doctor who provides general medical care for people of all ages and can treat many different health problems.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not provide any financial support or benefits to family physicians.
  • It is unclear how the encouragement for continued investment in primary care will be implemented.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 46, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-04-29 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.

  3. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  4. 2025-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1282.) Ordered to the Senate.

  5. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  6. 2025-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  8. 2025-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 378.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  9. 2025-03-12 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SCR 37, Wiener.
Family Physician Week.
This measure would designate the week of March 16, 2025, to March 22, 2025, inclusive, as Family Physician Week, recognize the invaluable contributions of family physicians to California’s health care system, and encourage continued investment in primary care to strengthen the family medicine workforce.

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