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IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
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Passed AssemblyMay 27, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.
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Senate • Jul 01, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Aug 03, 2026 10:00am
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Votes
YES: 78
- Mark González
- DeMaio
- Harabedian
- Sharp-Collins
- Valencia
- Pacheco
- Ahrens
- Connolly
- Haney
- Boerner
- Lackey
- Carrillo
- Ortega
- Macedo
- Garcia
- Gipson
- Lee
- Pellerin
- Rogers
- Alanis
- Jackson
- Zbur
- Stefani
- Caloza
- Papan
- Davies
- Irwin
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Rivas
- Hadwick
- Castillo
- Ramos
- McKinnor
- Bennett
- Hart
- Soria
- Ta
- Ávila Farías
- Berman
- Fong
- Chen
- Dixon
- Blanca Rubio
- Bonta
- Gallagher
- Sanchez
- Schiavo
- Wallis
- Johnson
- Patterson
- Ransom
- Muratsuchi
- Addis
- Solache
- Patel
- Krell
- Wilson
- Calderon
- Bryan
- Bains
- Aguiar-Curry
- Flora
- Gabriel
- Arambula
- Ellis
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Petrie-Norris
- Hoover
- Nguyen
- Quirk-Silva
- Schultz
- Ward
- Elhawary
- Wicks
- Alvarez
- Kalra
- Lowenthal
- Bauer-Kahan
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 11
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jul 01, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 25, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Jun 16, 2026 | Senate
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- May 27, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
- May 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 14, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
- May 06, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Apr 22, 2026 | Assembly
- Coauthors revised.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Apr 09, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7).
- Mar 18, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
- Feb 21, 2026 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.
