California Legislative Updates

On Thursday, August 13, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees met to dispense with their Suspense Calendars, the process for sending to the Floor or holding bills with significant fiscal impacts to the state. As noted in the last newsletter, this year was expected to see increased scrutiny of higher-cost [...]

The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) is accepting public comments on the proposed Health Equity and Quality regulation. Interested parties may submit comments to the DMHC during the initial comment period from July 24, 2026, to September 8, 2026. The Department is giving notice of an initial 45-day comment [...]

California Youth Empowerment Network co-sponsored bill, AB 2003, a crucial effort to address the youth mental health crisis in California and ensure all young people have the support they need to thrive, was signed by the Governor. This new law, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman, will permanently provide free online suicide prevention [...]

The California Board of Registered Nursing has released a Notice of Proposed Action to amend Sections 1481, 1482, 1482.3 1482.4 and 1487 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations related to Nurse Practitioner laws. The proposed changes ensure Board regulations conform to the statutory changes made by Senate Bill [...]

The Legislature has started its annual summer recess and will reconvene on Monday, August 3, for the final month of the 2025–26 Legislative Session. During the remainder of the session, lawmakers will consider fiscal and policy bills that advanced from the opposite house, negotiate remaining budget-related issues, and act on [...]

CARE Act Bills Continue to Move This week, outgoing CSAP Government Affairs Committee Chairman Dr. Aaron Meyer again made the trip up to Sacramento to see two bills pass out of the Assembly Judicary Committee. Both bills passed 14-0 with two abstentions and now head to the Assembly Health Committee. [...]