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IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
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Passed AssemblyMay 27, 2026
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Passed SenateAug 27, 2026
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Sep 10, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 2598
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Stefanicoauthor
Votes
YES: 78
- Addis
- Alvarez
- Gallagher
- Johnson
- Kalra
- Carrillo
- Chen
- Lee
- Soria
- Ward
- Hadwick
- Petrie-Norris
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Stefani
- Aguiar-Curry
- Valencia
- Haney
- Patel
- Bonta
- Dixon
- Caloza
- Ellis
- Schultz
- Bains
- Bauer-Kahan
- Garcia
- DeMaio
- Irwin
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Ortega
- Rogers
- Gipson
- Krell
- Alanis
- Rivas
- Elhawary
- Wicks
- Hoover
- Castillo
- Solache
- Schiavo
- Arambula
- Ahrens
- Pellerin
- Blanca Rubio
- Ramos
- Boerner
- Berman
- Connolly
- Davies
- Muratsuchi
- Papan
- Hart
- Lowenthal
- Nguyen
- Ta
- Calderon
- Flora
- Bryan
- Lackey
- Ransom
- Jackson
- Wallis
- Sanchez
- Wilson
- Bennett
- Quirk-Silva
- Sharp-Collins
- Patterson
- Fong
- McKinnor
- Macedo
- Mark González
- Pacheco
- Ávila Farías
- Harabedian
- Gabriel
- Zbur
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 11
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 40
- Ashby
- Wahab
- Dahle
- Valladares
- McNerney
- Rubio
- Padilla
- Pérez
- Caballero
- Hurtado
- Allen
- Arreguín
- McGuire
- Weber Pierson
- Strickland
- Cortese
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Wiener
- Blakespear
- Jones
- Cabaldon
- Richardson
- Cervantes
- Stern
- Seyarto
- Limón
- Grove
- Durazo
- Menjivar
- Alvarado-Gil
- Ochoa Bogh
- Niello
- Umberg
- Laird
- Grayson
- Becker
- Gonzalez
- Reyes
- Choi
- Archuleta
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 79
- Addis
- Alvarez
- Johnson
- Kalra
- Carrillo
- Chen
- Lee
- Soria
- Ward
- Hadwick
- Petrie-Norris
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Stefani
- Aguiar-Curry
- Valencia
- Haney
- Patel
- Bonta
- Dixon
- Caloza
- Ellis
- Schultz
- Bains
- Bauer-Kahan
- Garcia
- DeMaio
- Irwin
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Ortega
- Rogers
- Gipson
- Krell
- Alanis
- Rivas
- Elhawary
- Tangipa
- Wicks
- Hoover
- Castillo
- Solache
- Schiavo
- Arambula
- Ahrens
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Pellerin
- Blanca Rubio
- Ramos
- Boerner
- Berman
- Connolly
- Davies
- Muratsuchi
- Papan
- Hart
- Lowenthal
- Nguyen
- Ta
- Calderon
- Flora
- Bryan
- Lackey
- Ransom
- Jackson
- Wallis
- Sanchez
- Wilson
- Bennett
- Quirk-Silva
- Sharp-Collins
- Patterson
- Fong
- McKinnor
- Macedo
- Mark González
- Pacheco
- Ávila Farías
- Harabedian
- Gabriel
- Zbur
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 10, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Aug 30, 2026 | Assembly
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
- Aug 28, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 27, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 17, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- Aug 03, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- 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.
Documents
- 04/03/26- Assembly HealthPDF
- 04/19/26- Assembly JudiciaryPDF
- 05/05/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 05/20/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 06/22/26- Senate HealthPDF
- 06/27/26- Senate JudiciaryPDF
- 07/31/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/13/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/17/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/24/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/28/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
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