CaliforniaLegislature 2026Governor’s Desk

California 2026 Final Legislative Ledger

California's 2025–26 regular session closed on September 30, 2026, when the Governor signed SB 895, the session's last bill. This ledger records the final executive action on every measure KPS Gill, MD tracked. It is the endpoint of the site's 2026 legislative monitoring; nothing on this page is pending. Under California's default rule, statutes enacted in a regular session take effect on January 1 of the following year unless they say otherwise; each operative date is confirmed against the chaptered text.

  • 116Measures tracked
  • 95Signed or enacted
  • 21Vetoed
  • 0Pending

Session closed Record verified through Counts generated from the registry at build

Every tracked measure

BillAuthorTitleSubjectFinal actionDate of actionOperative
SB 895WienerCalifornia Science and Health Research Bond Act (ballot, March 2028)ResearchSignedSept. 30, 2026March 2028 ballot
AB 1979BontaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 503Weber PiersonHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 947McNerneyEmployment: automated decision systemsAI · EmploymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 951—AI-caused layoffs: noticeAI · EmploymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1331—Workplace surveillance: bathroomsAI · EmploymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1883—Workplace surveillance toolsAI · EmploymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 813McNerneyAI: independent verification organizationsAISignedSept. 9, 2026Per text
AB 1405Bauer-KahanAI auditors registryAISignedSept. 9, 2026Per text
AB 1199PattersonMedical staff: health care provider credentialingPhysiciansSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1637CalozaPhysicians and surgeons: medical recordsPhysiciansSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1703HartOsteopathic physicians and surgeons: unauthorized practice: titlesPhysiciansSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 849Weber PiersonPhysicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificatePhysicians · DisciplineSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 375NguyenMedical Practice Act: qualified autism service paraprofessionalsPhysiciansSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1811RogersHealth professionalsLicensureSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1598Quirk-SilvaBehavioral sciencesLicensureSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 993Ochoa BoghBoard of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: noticesLicensureSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2292—Paid family and medical leave forms: feesPhysicians · EverydaySignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 280Aguiar-CurryHealth care coverage: provider directoriesCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 350BontaHealth care coverage: fluoride treatmentsCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1629HaneyDental coverageCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1682HartHealth care coverage: scalp coolingCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1770GarciaArbitration: health care service plans (Lindalee's Law)Coverage · Patient rightsSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1887ZburPrescription drug coverage for rare diseasesCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1906Aguiar-CurryHealth care coverage: home test kitsCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 950Weber PiersonHealth care coverage: dementiaCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 964Smallwood-CuevasPrescription drug coverage: dose adjustmentsCoverageSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2011HartNonquantitative treatment limitationsCoverage · Behavioral healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2499GipsonHealth care coverage: claims paymentsCoverage · Physician paymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1049Weber PiersonHealth care claims reimbursementPhysician paymentSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 331MenjivarHealth care coverage: hearing aidsCoverageSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1876AddisHealth care coverage: nondiscriminationCoverageSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1798WilsonGenetic testing for life and disability insuranceInsurance · PrivacySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1094Weber PiersonPrescription drugsPharmacySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1794RansomPharmacy: enteral nutrition supplements or replacementsPharmacySignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1244AllenPublic Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure ActPayment transparencySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1089RichardsonPreventive Treatment Health Care ActMedi-CalSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 96JacksonMental health services: peer support specialist certificationBehavioral healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2233TaBehavioral health treatment plansBehavioral healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2405GipsonMental healthBehavioral healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2562DixonAlcohol or other drug recovery and treatment programs: suicide preventionBehavioral healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 329BlakespearAlcohol and drug recovery facilities and programs: investigationsBehavioral health · EnforcementSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 989BlakespearCARE Court ProgramBehavioral healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1242ChoiCARE Court ProgramBehavioral healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 16BlakespearMental health: involuntary commitmentBehavioral healthSignedSept. 18, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 874Weber PiersonMedi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedbackMedi-CalSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2348BontaMedi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supportsMedi-CalSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2194ValenciaMedi-Cal: special commissionsMedi-CalSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2448BermanMedical information: confidentialityPrivacySignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1323RubioHealth care providers: patient access: immigration enforcementPatient rightsSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2598KrellHealth care facilities: notification of next of kinPatient rightsSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1088BlakespearHealth care decisions: life-sustaining treatmentPatient rightsSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1843ElhawaryCommunicable diseases: hepatitis CPublic healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1129RodriguezBirth conditions monitoringPublic healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 626Smallwood-CuevasPerinatal health screenings and treatmentMaternal healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1047NielloNeurodegenerative disease registry programPublic healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1347NielloPupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalersPediatric healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 945Weber PiersonPhysical education framework: CPR and AEDsPublic healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 758UmbergNitrous oxide: public healthPublic healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2076LowenthalNitrous oxide: online marketplacesPublic healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 936BlakespearNitrous oxide: salesPublic healthSignedSept. 18, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1306CorteseControlled substances: gamma-butyrolactonePublic healthSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1607GonzálezEmergency medical servicesEMSSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2231AhrensCEQA: hospital projectsFacilitiesSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2009ChenBlood banks and plasma centersFacilitiesSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 991MenjivarResidential care facilities for the elderly: citationsFacilities · EnforcementSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1400ArreguínAlameda Health System: hospital authorityFacilitiesSignedSept. 27, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1626GabrielYouth sports coaches: mental health trainingPediatric healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1665PachecoYouth sports coaches: mental health trainingPediatric healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1985IrwinYouth sports coaches: mental health trainingPediatric healthSignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1609ZburCustomer service: access to a humanEverydaySignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 222WienerHeat-pump and HVAC permittingEverydaySignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2244GabrielNon-ultraprocessed certified food standardEveryday · NutritionSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 869Weber PiersonRestaurant menus: added sugar warningsEveryday · NutritionSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 977Weber PiersonChildren's meals: nutrition standardEveryday · NutritionSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2030LowenthalDiet pills and supplements: sale to minorsEveryday · Pediatric healthSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 762IrwinDisposable battery-embedded vapesEveryday · Public healthSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2667HadwickVape advertisingEveryday · Public healthSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 1124ArchuletaPublic health (tobacco)Everyday · Public healthSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1901BermanChildren's diapers: ingredient disclosureEverydaySignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1731WilsonFarm to Fork: public institutionsEveryday · NutritionSignedSept. 28, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1267PellerinMarriage and domestic partnership: minimum age 18EverydaySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1776Aguiar-CurryCompete Act: Cartwright Act modernizationPolicySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2647CalderonEnergy: nuclear power plants: assessmentEnergySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
SB 925McNerneyFusion energy: strategic planEnergySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1486SoriaClimate-resiliency research farmsCentral ValleySignedSept. 30, 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2270—Farmworker housing tax creditsCentral ValleySignedSept. 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2706—Acidified and low-acid foodsCentral ValleySignedSept. 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2728—Groundwater: de minimis extractor feesCentral ValleySignedSept. 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 2646KrellMinimum wages: agricultural workersCentral Valley · EverydaySignedSept. 2026Jan. 1, 2027†
AB 1760—DentistryDentalSignedAug. 31, 2026Per text
AB 1956—Suicide preventionBehavioral healthSignedAug. 28, 2026Per text
AB 2503—Heat-illness guidancePublic healthSignedAug. 31, 2026Per text
AB 173—Health budget trailer billBudgetSignedSept. 18, 2026Per text
SB 164—Home health licensure moratoriumFacilitiesSignedJune 29, 2026Effective
AB 2575OrtegaHealth care services: artificial intelligenceAI · PhysiciansVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
SB 903PadillaMental health professionals: artificial intelligenceAI · Behavioral healthVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
AB 1949LeeMedi-Cal: acupunctureMedi-CalVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
SB 944WienerMedi-Cal: acupunctureMedi-CalVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
SB 490UmbergAlcohol and drug programsBehavioral healthVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
AB 2367KalraState employment: reporting: health facilitiesFacilitiesVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
AB 2739SoriaWater: affordability and system stabilizationCentral ValleyVetoedSept. 30, 2026—
AB 220JacksonMedi-Cal: subacute care servicesMedi-CalVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
AB 2593ElhawaryCorrections: treatment of prisonersCorrectional healthVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
AB 2565WallisMedi-Cal: pharmacist servicesMedi-Cal · PharmacyVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
AB 2571FloraMedi-Cal: reimbursement for pharmacist servicesMedi-Cal · PharmacyVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
AB 2282AlanisHealth facilities: emergency medical servicesFacilitiesVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
SB 1037Weber PiersonHealth care coverage: rate reviewCoverageVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
SB 608MenjivarSexual healthPublic healthVetoedSept. 27, 2026—
AB 539SchiavoHealth care coverage: prior authorizationsCoverage · PhysiciansVetoedSept. 20, 2026—
AB 1328M. RodriguezMedi-Cal: nonemergency medical transportation ratesMedi-CalVetoedSept. 20, 2026—
AB 1547BainsUC: feasibility study, medical-school branch campus, Kern CountyCentral Valley · WorkforceVetoedSept. 18, 2026—
AB 2301SoriaCommunity colleges: baccalaureate degree in nursing pilotCentral Valley · WorkforceVetoedSept. 18, 2026—
AB 2081StefaniMedi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives WaiverMedi-CalVetoedSept. 18, 2026—
AB 1591M. RodriguezPodiatric medicine workforce pipelineWorkforceVetoedSept. 18, 2026—
AB 2343PatelAlcohol and drug consumer protection platformBehavioral healthVetoedSept. 18, 2026—

† Presumptive operative date under California's default rule for statutes enacted in a regular session; confirmed against each chaptered text as it is read. Titles are the Legislative Counsel titles from the Governor's releases. Where the author is shown as "—", the author's name is listed on the bill's dossier page. Bills SB 1023 (injectable PrEP), SB 942 (civil detention) and SB 1057 (certified nursing assistants) are listed on their own pages pending confirmation of the date of the Governor's action.

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