California Legislative Updates

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. [...]

SB 1016 was heard by the Assembly Judiciary Committee this week. The Chairman of CSAP's Government Affairs Committee - Dr. Aaron Meyer - testified on this sponsored bill. SB 1016 would better connect the CARE Act with the LPS system when appropriate. Specifically, SB 1016 creates a mechanism for a [...]

NAMI California, joined by youth, veteran, and behavioral health advocacy organizations, held a press conference urging state leaders to preserve funding for critical community-based behavioral health services in the final state budget. Coalition representatives emphasized that maintaining these investments is necessary to fulfill the voters’ intent behind Proposition 1 and [...]

Thursday, May 14, both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees met and dispensed with their respective Suspense Calendars, the list of all bills with a fiscal impact on the state. Especially considering the fiscal situation the state faces this year and likely the next few, there was some expectation that [...]