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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 19, 2026
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Passed AssemblyAug 25, 2026
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Became Law
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Senate • Aug 28, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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Votes
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
NO: 0
YES: 74
- Alanis
- Berman
- Boerner
- Johnson
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Soria
- Ward
- Bryan
- Ortega
- Lackey
- Zbur
- Lowenthal
- Gipson
- Caloza
- Elhawary
- Nguyen
- Valencia
- Wilson
- Bonta
- Sharp-Collins
- Stefani
- Bauer-Kahan
- Pacheco
- Chen
- Garcia
- Pellerin
- Ramos
- Patel
- Harabedian
- Hoover
- Blanca Rubio
- Arambula
- Ransom
- Patterson
- Castillo
- Muratsuchi
- Sanchez
- Hart
- Kalra
- Flora
- Davies
- Gabriel
- Solache
- Bennett
- Ahrens
- Rivas
- Fong
- Ávila Farías
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Mark González
- Bains
- Carrillo
- Krell
- Quirk-Silva
- Petrie-Norris
- Jackson
- Haney
- Papan
- Lee
- Ta
- Hadwick
- Schiavo
- Wicks
- Calderon
- Addis
- Alvarez
- Wallis
- Connolly
- Irwin
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Schultz
- Aguiar-Curry
- Macedo
- Rogers
NO: 1
YES: 40
- Choi
- Arreguín
- McGuire
- Seyarto
- Becker
- Durazo
- Caballero
- Padilla
- Weber Pierson
- Grayson
- Menjivar
- Reyes
- Pérez
- Gonzalez
- Ochoa Bogh
- Richardson
- Blakespear
- Allen
- Cervantes
- Archuleta
- Wahab
- Hurtado
- Jones
- McNerney
- Ashby
- Rubio
- Alvarado-Gil
- Valladares
- Cortese
- Umberg
- Dahle
- Cabaldon
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Strickland
- Stern
- Niello
- Grove
- Wiener
- Laird
- Limón
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Aug 28, 2026 | Senate
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Aug 27, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 25, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 25, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time and amended.
- Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Jun 24, 2026 | Assembly
- June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 10, 2026 | Assembly
- Coauthors revised.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- May 26, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- May 20, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4343.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4258.) (May 14).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 08, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 13.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3689.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing March 25.
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
