California will not ban minors from using tanning salons without a doctor's prescription, as the state Senate last Friday rejected a bill that would have made California the nation’s first state to enact such a ban. The bill was defeated without debate on the Senate floor by a 9-19 vote.

Under existing state law, 14- to 18-year-olds may tan indoors only with parental consent.

The bill would have made it illegal for anyone under 18 years old to tan without a doctor’s or surgeon’s prescription. The fine for each violation would have been as much as $2,500 per day.

The Senate did agree to reconsider the bill, clearing the way for Assemblyman Joe Nation, who sponsored the legislation, to take up the bill in the future if its supporters want a second vote.