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Closeout analysis: California's 2026 Legislative Record Is Closed. What Became Law, What Was Vetoed, What Changes Next.

Standing desk · California Governor’s health-bill actions, 2025–26 session · session closed September 30, 2026
Current through · Last editorial review October 1, 2026 · Original snapshot September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PT (archived below)

California Governor’s Health Bill Desk — 2026 (closed)

The 2025–2026 Regular Session’s legislative passage period has concluded. AB 2575 and AB 1199 completed passage on 31 August — the last two measures whose outcomes were unresolved at the earlier snapshots. Adjournment decided nothing by itself: each measure below carries only the state its own newest authoritative action establishes.

Session closed September 30, 2026 · final outcomes recorded October 1, 2026

The desk is closed: every tracked measure has a final action

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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The 15 tracked measures with their own dossier, final action first. Generated from the registry on October 1, 2026.
BillAuthorTitleSubjectFinal actionDateOperative
AB 1199PattersonMedical staff: health care provider credentialingPhysiciansSIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1979BontaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansSIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 503Weber PiersonHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansSIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 947McNerneyEmployment: automated decision systemsAI · EmploymentSIGNED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1089RichardsonPreventive Treatment Health Care ActMedi-CalSIGNED SEPTEMBER 28, 2026Sept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 813McNerneyAI: independent verification organizationsAISIGNED SEPTEMBER 9, 2026Sept. 9, 2026Per text
AB 1760—DentistryDentalSIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026Aug. 31, 2026Per text
AB 2503—Heat-illness guidancePublic healthSIGNED AUGUST 31, 2026Aug. 31, 2026Per text
AB 1956—Suicide preventionBehavioral healthSIGNED AUGUST 28, 2026Aug. 28, 2026Per text
SB 164—Home health licensure moratoriumFacilitiesSIGNED JUNE 29, 2026June 29, 2026Effective
AB 2575OrtegaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansVETOED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026—
SB 903PadillaMental health professionals: artificial intelligenceAI · Behavioral healthVETOED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026Sept. 30, 2026—
AB 539SchiavoHealth care coverage: prior authorizationsCoverage · PhysiciansVETOED SEPTEMBER 20, 2026Sept. 20, 2026—
SB 1023WienerInjectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefitCoverage · Public healthSESSION CLOSED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 · FINAL ACTION NOT VERIFIED—Not asserted
SB 942CaballeroCivil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detentionCorrectional health · Patient rightsSESSION 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 18, 2026, 3:00 PM 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. Both update notes and all three tables below (the desk table, “In the gubernatorial phase” and the post-session outcome table) are the pre-deadline record; “Pending — deadline 30 September” and “No action announced” describe that date, not today.

In the gubernatorial phase

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Every state below is the newest authoritative action on that measure. Stages: AWAITING ENROLLMENT · ENROLLED · PRESENTED · SIGNED · VETOED · CHAPTERED. The deadline is computed from each bill’s own presentment rather than applied mechanically to the whole set.
BillSubjectStagePresentedDeadlineUrgencyChapter
AB 2575Health care services: artificial intelligencePASSAGE COMPLETESenate third reading 21–10; Assembly concurrence 51–16, both 31 August—2026-09-30——
AB 1199Health care provider credentialingPASSAGE COMPLETEAssembly concurrence 62–0, 31 August—2026-09-30——
SB 903Artificial intelligence: mental health and the practice of therapyENROLLINGSenate concurrence 40–0, 31 August—2026-09-30——
AB 1979Health care services: artificial intelligenceENROLLINGSenate third reading passed 26 August; Assembly concurrence 66–10, 27 August—2026-09-30——
AB 539Prior authorization: duration of approvalENROLLINGSenate passage 25 August; Assembly concurrence 64–4, 26 August—2026-09-30——
SB 942Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detentionPRESENTED—2026-08-31 6:00 PM2026-09-30URGENCY—
SB 503Health care artificial intelligence: bias in clinical decision-making and resource allocationPRESENTED—2026-08-30 6:00 PM2026-09-30——
SB 1023Injectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefitPRESENTED—2026-08-30 6:00 PM2026-09-30——
AB 1760Dentistry: Dental Practice Act amendmentsSIGNED—SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026——CHAPTERED RECORD SOUGHT — NOT AVAILABLE AT SNAPSHOT
AB 2503Pupil health: exertional heat illness guidelinesSIGNED—SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026——CHAPTERED RECORD SOUGHT — NOT AVAILABLE AT SNAPSHOT
AB 1956Suicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus populationENACTED—SIGNED 28 AUGUST 2026———

3 further tracked measures are comparators rather than health measures — SB 813 has since been signed (9 September) — SB 164, SB 947, SB 813 — and appear in the outcome table below with their own states.

Post-session outcome table — 2026 California health legislation

One row per tracked measure, replacing a collection of disconnected cards. Where a fact is not established on the record read at this snapshot, the cell says so instead of guessing.

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Every state below is the newest authoritative action on that measure · internal identity is session-scoped (CA|2025-2026|<bill>) so an earlier session’s measure of the same number can never contaminate this row.
BillSubjectDomainFinal legislative outcomeLast voteConcurrenceEnrolledPresentedDeadlineUrgencySource state
AB 1956Suicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus population—ENACTED——SIGNED———VERIFIED
AB 1979Health care services: artificial intelligence—LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE — ENGROSSING / ENROLLINGSenate third reading passed 26 August; Assembly concurrence 66–10, 27 AugustCONCURRED 27 AUGUST 2026 (66–10)ENGROSSING / ENROLLING—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
AB 2575Health care services: artificial intelligence—LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE · SENATE 21–10 · ASSEMBLY CONCURRENCE 51–16 · ENROLLMENT/PRESENTMENT NEXTSenate third reading 21–10; Assembly concurrence 51–16, both 31 AugustCONCURRED 31 AUGUST 2026 (51–16)ENROLLMENT/PRESENTMENT NOT YET ESTABLISHED—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
AB 539Prior authorization: duration of approval—VETOED — 20 SEPT 2026 — ENGROSSING / ENROLLINGSenate passage 25 August; Assembly concurrence 64–4, 26 AugustCONCURRED 26 AUGUST 2026 (64–4)ENGROSSING / ENROLLING—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 164Health omnibus: home health agency licensure moratorium—EFFECTIVE——————VERIFIED
SB 903Artificial intelligence: mental health and the practice of therapy—LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE · SENATE CONCURRENCE 40–0 · ENGROSSING/ENROLLINGSenate concurrence 40–0, 31 AugustCONCURRED 31 AUGUST 2026 (40–0)ENGROSSING / ENROLLING—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 503Health care artificial intelligence: bias in clinical decision-making and resource allocation—ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR · 30 AUGUST · 6:00 PM——ENROLLED2026-08-302026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 947Employment: automated decision systems ("No Robo Bosses")—LEGISLATURE PASSED — GOVERNOR ACTION PENDING——PASSED — ENROLLMENT/PRESENTMENT TO BE RECORDED—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 813Artificial intelligence: independent safety assessment—SIGNED 9 SEPTEMBER 2026——ENROLLED AND PRESENTED; SIGNED—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 1023Injectable PrEP: reimbursement through the outpatient prescription-drug benefit—ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR · 30 AUGUST · 6:00 PM——ENROLLED2026-08-302026-09-30—VERIFIED
SB 942Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention—ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR · 31 AUGUST · 6:00 PM——ENROLLED2026-08-312026-09-30YesVERIFIED
AB 1199Health care provider credentialingcredentialingLEGISLATIVE PASSAGE COMPLETE · ASSEMBLY CONCURRENCE 62–0 · ENROLLMENT/PRESENTMENT NEXTAssembly concurrence 62–0, 31 AugustCONCURRED 31 AUGUST 2026 (62–0)ENROLLMENT/PRESENTMENT NOT YET ESTABLISHED—2026-09-30—VERIFIED
AB 1760Dentistry: Dental Practice Act amendments—SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026 · CHAPTER NUMBER AND OPERATIVE DATE NOT YET ESTABLISHED——————VERIFIED
AB 2503Pupil health: exertional heat illness guidelines—SIGNED 31 AUGUST 2026 · CHAPTER NUMBER AND OPERATIVE DATE NOT YET ESTABLISHED——————VERIFIED

Governor’s Desk · revised 18 September 2026, 3:00 PM PT.

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