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California health policy

One continuously updated California record: what changed, newest first; what is decided next, nearest first; and what KPSGILL proposes California do about it. California is the laboratory — for every entry here the standing question is whether it should become a national model.

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LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE

California Legislature: last day for each house to pass bills (Art. IV §10(c))

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LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE

California: Governor’s deadline to sign or veto bills passed before 1 September

Governor of California

LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE

California: last day for the Governor to sign or veto qualifying bills

Governor of California

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Medi-Cal immigration-status reclassification and community-engagement requirements

Department of Health Care Services

Legislature & the Governor’s desk

Tracked health bills, 2025–2026 session, most recent action first — from data/ca-bills.json. Bill dossiers live on the legislative tracker.
BillAuthorSubjectLatest actionNext known dateState
AB 1956ValenciaSuicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus populationAug 28 Approved by the GovernorENACTED
AB 2575OrtegaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAug 24 Read second time; ordered to third reading2026-08-31ACTIVE
AB 1979BontaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAug 13 Senate committee reported Do Pass (5–2)2026-08-31ACTIVE
AB 539SchiavoPrior authorization: duration of approvalAug 3 Cleared Senate Appropriations suspense file2026-08-31ACTIVE
SB 164Committee on Budget and Fiscal ReviewHealth omnibus: home health agency licensure moratoriumJun 29 Passed and effective on enactmentEFFECTIVE

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ENACTED · Governor of California

AB 1956 signed: boys and young men named a focus population for the Office of Suicide Prevention

The bill authorises the Office of Suicide Prevention, in activities focused on youth, to pay special attention to boys, and adds young men to the…

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ACTIVE · Legislature

AB 2575 (health care AI, Ortega): ordered to Senate third reading after the Appropriations suspense vote

The bill would require health facilities using clinical decision support software to make an inventory available to clinicians on request from 1 July…

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CURRENT · Legislature

California end-of-session mechanics: the four dates that decide every tracked bill

Floor amendments ordinarily closed 21 August; each house must pass bills by 31 August; the Governor acts on qualifying bills by 30 September;…

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EFFECTIVE · Department of Health Care Services — Medi-Cal Rx

Medi-Cal Rx early-refill thresholds change for members 21 and older

From 21 August 2026 Medi-Cal Rx applies revised early-refill thresholds to members aged 21 and older. A refill is blocked where the member has not…

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CURRENT · Governor's Office · CalRx · CDPH

CalRx School Albuterol Access Initiative announced: free emergency albuterol for ~10,000 TK–12 schools

Public and charter TK–12 schools receive an annual emergency stock — two 90-mcg-per-actuation albuterol metered-dose inhalers and 25 single-use…

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EFFECTIVE · Medical Board of California

Medical Board of California quarterly meetings, 19–21 August: agenda published

Licensing Panel A and Panel B meet 19 August; the quarterly Board meeting runs 20 August 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and 21 August 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at the…

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Standing California desks

Medi-Cal / DHCS

Every Medi-Cal change as a dated ledger entry — eligibility, benefits, payment, managed care — with the instrument named.

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Medical Board of California

Board meetings, agenda analysis, disciplinary process, and the KPSGILL model statute on investigative due process.

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AI & digital health

AB 2575, generated medical records, the specialty impact atlas, and the flagship institute on AI and the practice of medicine.

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Enforcement & litigation

DMHC fines, Attorney General actions, corporate-practice enforcement and the litigation docket — documentary, appended, never rewritten.

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What KPSGILL would change in California

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Proposals drafted for California instruments — each labelled as a proposal, each carrying model language and its strongest counterargument.