Healthcare laws and bills in California

Every bill in the California Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
211bills in scope
Past committee
162past committee
Most recent action
30 September 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in California in 2026

The 25 most recent Healthcare bills enacted in California this year are below, the latest with a last action on 30 September 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in California

92Enacted

21Cleared both chambers

49Past committee

49Introduced or inactive

211 bills in scope

Enacted

25 of 92 shown

AB 1199Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.EnactedAB 1876Health care coverage: nondiscrimination.EnactedAB 1979Health care services: artificial intelligence.EnactedAB 2499Health care coverage: claims payments.EnactedSB 1049Health care claims reimbursement.EnactedSB 1094Prescription drugs.EnactedSB 331Health care coverage: hearing aids.EnactedSB 503Health care services: artificial intelligence.EnactedSB 626Perinatal health screenings and treatment.EnactedSB 1124Public health.EnactedAB 1629Dental coverage.EnactedAB 1637Physicians and surgeons: medical records.EnactedAB 1696Emergency services and care: nurse-midwives.EnactedAB 1770Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.EnactedAB 1811Health professionals.EnactedAB 1843Communicable diseases: hepatitis C.EnactedAB 1887Prescription drug coverage for rare diseases.EnactedAB 1906Health care coverage: home test kits.EnactedAB 2233Behavioral health treatment plans.EnactedAB 2531Public health: abortion services.EnactedAB 2562Alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment programs and facilities: suicide prevention.EnactedAB 2598Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.EnactedAB 280Health care coverage: provider directories.EnactedAB 375Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.EnactedSB 1323Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.Enacted

Showing the 25 furthest along of 211. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the California Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

Other practice areas in California

Healthcare legislation in other jurisdictions

52 more currently hold bills in this tracker

California is one of Healthcare Legislation's jurisdictions

One report a month on what moved, in every state and Congress.

About the Healthcare Legislation TrackerSee pricing