Bill dossier · 2025-2026 session · one canonical page, history accumulates here
SB 164: Health omnibus: home health agency licensure moratorium
Bill
SB 164 (2025-2026)
Author
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
Lifecycle
EFFECTIVE
Chamber
Enacted
Last action
June 29, 2026
Next known date
None recorded
Chapter
Not yet recorded
Effective
June 29, 2026
Verified against official history
August 30, 2026
Latest action
June 29, 2026. Passed and effective on enactment.
What the bill does
Added Health and Safety Code § 1728.9, barring new home health agency licences and new branch offices during a moratorium, and § 1728.95, allowing an exception on a written finding of unmet need in the proposed service area.
What it does not do
The chapter number, the moratorium’s outer end date, and the operational detail of CDPH All Facilities Letter 26-28 are not yet recorded on this page.
KPSGILL position
No position taken. This dossier is documentary; a position appears here only if one is adopted into the Reform Agenda register.
What happens next
In effect. Implementing action is recorded as the official record establishes it. Scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.
Primary sources
Register: data/ca-bills.json · tracker: California Legislature 2026.