The California desk · 2025–26 session closed September 30, 2026 · every tracked measure has a final action
Current through · Last editorial review October 1, 2026 · Last data ingestion October 1, 2026 (11 California events) · Original snapshot September 5 and 18, 2026 (archived below)
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. The 2025–26 Regular Session closed on September 30, 2026; the active surface is now the final legislative ledger (116 measures: 95 signed or enacted, 21 vetoed), with the Governor’s Desk kept as the closed record.
California · Session closed September 30, 2026
The 2026 legislative record is closed
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The 2025–26 session ended on September 30, 2026, with a research bond, a health-AI package and dozens of health measures. Here is the record, and what it does not yet tell you.
California · Ledger
California 2026 Final Legislative Ledger
116 tracked measures: 95 signed, 21 vetoed. Counts generated from the bill registry.
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California's Health-AI Experiment Is Now Law: Professional Judgment, Developer Bias, Independent Audits — and the Bills the Governor Rejected
On September 30, 2026, two health-care AI measures became law and two companion measures did not. The shape of what survived tells physicians more than any single bill.
Original analysis
California Counted What the GLP-1 Benefit Cost. It Has Not Published What the Benefit Did.
$416.8 million in one published year, gross of rebates; the benefit terminated on cost grounds; and no located outcomes evaluation for any year of the programme.
Now in California
Concluded rows move to the calendar’s Concluded list; dates ahead run nearest firstFull calendar →Governor’s sign-or-veto window closed; the 2025–26 session is over
Governor of California · 116 measures: 95 signed or enacted, 21 vetoed · Final ledger
Medi-Cal immigration-status reclassification and community-engagement requirements
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California: bills enacted by this date take effect 1 January 2027 (default)
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Medi-Cal members with unsatisfactory immigration status move to fee-for-service; provider PAVE enrollment must be approved by this date
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Legislature & the Governor’s desk
All 116 measures KPS Gill, MD tracked received final executive action: 95 signed or enacted, 21 vetoed, 0 pending. The 15 measures with their own dossier are below (10 signed or enacted · 3 vetoed · 2 final action not verified). The full record is the California 2026 Final Legislative Ledger; the closeout analysis is California’s 2026 Legislative Record Is Closed.
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| Bill | Author | Title | Subject | Final action | Date | Operative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB 1199 | Patterson | Medical staff: health care provider credentialing | Physicians | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027† |
| AB 1979 | Bonta | Health care services: artificial intelligence | AI · Physicians | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027† |
| SB 503 | Weber Pierson | Health care services: artificial intelligence | AI · Physicians | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027† |
| SB 947 | McNerney | Employment: automated decision systems | AI · Employment | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027† |
| SB 1089 | Richardson | Preventive Treatment Health Care Act | Medi-Cal | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 | Sept. 28, 2026 | Jan. 1, 2027† |
| SB 813 | McNerney | AI: independent verification organizations | AI | SIGNED SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 | Sept. 9, 2026 | Per text |
| AB 1760 | — | Dentistry | Dental | SIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026 | Aug. 31, 2026 | Per text |
| AB 2503 | — | Heat-illness guidance | Public health | SIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026 | Aug. 31, 2026 | Per text |
| AB 1956 | — | Suicide prevention | Behavioral health | SIGNED AUGUST 28, 2026 | Aug. 28, 2026 | Per text |
| SB 164 | — | Home health licensure moratorium | Facilities | SIGNED JUNE 29, 2026 | June 29, 2026 | Effective |
| AB 2575 | Ortega | Health care services: artificial intelligence | AI · Physicians | VETOED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | — |
| SB 903 | Padilla | Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence | AI · Behavioral health | VETOED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 | Sept. 30, 2026 | — |
| AB 539 | Schiavo | Health care coverage: prior authorizations | Coverage · Physicians | VETOED SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 | Sept. 20, 2026 | — |
| SB 1023 | Wiener | Injectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefit | Coverage · Public health | SESSION CLOSED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 · FINAL ACTION NOT VERIFIED | — | Not asserted |
| SB 942 | Caballero | Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention | Correctional health · Patient rights | SESSION CLOSED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 · FINAL ACTION NOT VERIFIED | — | Not asserted |
† Presumptive operative date under California’s default rule for statutes enacted in a regular session (January 1 of the following year); confirmed against each chaptered text as it is read. Counts and states on this page are generated from data/ca-2026-tracked-dossiers.json, itself derived from the 116-measure final ledger; nothing here is maintained by hand.
Archived snapshot — originally current through September 5, 2026, 11:30 AM PTPreserved as originally published. Superseded by the final status above; lifecycle language, deadlines and “pending” states in this section describe the record as it stood on that date, not the current state. The table below is the pre-deadline snapshot; every “awaiting action”, “presented” and “passage complete” state in it has since been resolved by the final action shown above.
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| Bill | Author | Subject | Latest action | Next known date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1089 | Richardson | Preventive Treatment Health Care Act — GLP-1 receptor agonist pricing | Sep 3 Presented to the Governor | 2026-09-30 | PRESENTED · AWAITING ACTION |
| AB 2575 | Ortega | Health care services: artificial intelligence | Aug 31 Assembly took the measure without reference to file and concurred in the Senate amendments, 51–16 | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE |
| SB 903 | Senate author of record | Artificial intelligence: mental health and the practice of therapy | Aug 31 Senate concurred in Assembly amendments, 40–0; ordered to engrossing and enrolling | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE |
| SB 947 | Senate author of record | Employment: automated decision systems ("No Robo Bosses") | Aug 31 Passed the Legislature | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATURE PASSED |
| SB 942 | Caballero | Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention | Aug 31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM | 2026-09-30 | ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR |
| AB 1199 | Assembly author of record | Health care provider credentialing | Aug 31 Assembly concurred in Senate amendments, 62–0 (Health Committee had recommended concurrence 13–0 on 27 August) | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE |
| AB 1760 | Assembly author of record | Dentistry: Dental Practice Act amendments | Aug 31 Approved by the Governor (signing package of 31 August) | — | SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026 |
| AB 2503 | Assembly author of record | Pupil health: exertional heat illness guidelines | Aug 31 Approved by the Governor (signing package of 31 August) | — | SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026 |
| SB 503 | Senate author of record | Health care artificial intelligence: bias in clinical decision-making and resource allocation | Aug 30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM | 2026-09-30 | ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR |
| SB 813 | Senate author of record | Artificial intelligence: independent safety assessment | Aug 30 Senate concurrence 37–0 (30 August) after Assembly passage 53–4 | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATURE PASSED |
| SB 1023 | Senate author of record | Injectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefit | Aug 30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM | 2026-09-30 | ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR |
| AB 1956 | Valencia | Suicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus population | Aug 28 Approved by the Governor | — | ENACTED |
| AB 1979 | Bonta | Health care services: artificial intelligence | Aug 27 Assembly concurred in Senate amendments (66–10); to engrossing and enrolling | 2026-09-30 | LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE |
| AB 539 | Schiavo | Prior authorization: duration of approval | Aug 26 Assembly concurred in Senate amendments (64–4); to engrossing and enrolling | 2026-09-30 | VETOED — 20 SEPT 2026 |
| SB 164 | Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review | Health omnibus: home health agency licensure moratorium | Jun 29 Passed and effective on enactment | — | EFFECTIVE |
What changed in California
The weekly record →Events entered from the October 1, 2026 ingestion ledger, newest first; every row also sits on the timeline.
SB 895 signed: $7.5 billion research bond to March 2028 ballot; session closes
AB 1979, SB 503, SB 947, SB 951, AB 1331, AB 1883 and other AI bills signed
AB 1199 and about 25 other health measures signed; AB 1949, SB 944, SB 490, AB 2367 vetoed
AB 1267 (child marriage), AB 1776 (Compete Act), AB 2647, SB 925 signed
About 150 bills signed (including SB 849, AB 1637, AB 1703, AB 2448, SB 1323) and 43 vetoed (including AB 220, AB 2593, SB 1037, AB 2571)
Data-center package signed; statewide El Niño emergency proclaimed; Crown Medical $825,000 False Claims Act settlement; FDA nonclinical-testing terminology (already on homepage)
Budget Act (AB 113), SB 16, SB 936 signed; AB 1547, AB 2301, AB 2081, AB 1591, AB 2343 vetoed
Executive order accelerating AI verification and auditor laws
Archived snapshot — originally current through September 5, 2026, 11:30 AM PTPreserved as originally published. Superseded by the final status above; lifecycle language, deadlines and “pending” states in this section describe the record as it stood on that date, not the current state. The record cards below are the late-August passage, enrollment and presentment events as carded on that date.
AB 2575 completes legislative passage: Assembly concurs in Senate amendments 51–16 after Senate passage 21–10
The Assembly took the measure without reference to file and concurred in the 28 August Senate amendments, 51–16. Combined with Senate passage 21–10…
AB 1199 (health care provider credentialing) completes legislative passage: Assembly concurrence 62–0
The Assembly concurred in Senate amendments 62–0, following a 13–0 Health Committee recommendation on 27 August. The unresolved concurrence recorded…
SB 903 (AI and the practice of therapy) completes legislative passage: Senate concurrence 40–0, ordered to enrolling
The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments 40–0 and ordered the measure to engrossing and enrolling. The exact state is legislative passage complete…
SB 942 (civil detainees: bill of rights) enrolled and presented to Governor Newsom at 6:00 PM on 31 August
The enrolled bill contains an urgency provision providing for immediate effect if enacted. Urgency describes what happens on enactment; it does not…
AB 2575 passes the Senate 21–10 on 31 August and is ordered to the Assembly for concurrence in the 28 August amendments
The Senate read the bill a third time and passed it, AYES 21 NOES 10, on the amended 28 August text. Because the Senate amended the bill after…
California 2025–2026 Regular Session: final passage period concluded; enrollment and gubernatorial phase underway
The last day for each house to pass bills has passed. Adjournment decides no individual measure: each bill carries only the state its own newest…
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Tracked bills 16
- AB 1199: Health care provider credentialing
- AB 1760: Dentistry: Dental Practice Act amendments
- AB 1956: Suicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus population
- AB 1979: Health care services: artificial intelligence
- AB 2503: Pupil health: exertional heat illness guidelines
- AB 2575: Health care services: artificial intelligence
- AB 539: Prior authorization: duration of approval
- Bill dossiers
- SB 1023: Injectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefit
- SB 1089 — the Preventive Treatment Health Care Act
- SB 164: Health omnibus: home health agency licensure moratorium
- SB 503: Health care artificial intelligence: bias in clinical decision-making and resource allocation
- SB 813: Artificial intelligence: independent safety assessment
- SB 903: Artificial intelligence: mental health and the practice of therapy
- SB 942: Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention
- SB 947: Employment: automated decision systems ("No Robo Bosses")