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Legally protected health care activity.

It became law on Oct 13, 2025.

CA SB 497 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
11
Latest action
Oct 13, 2025

What it does

(1) The United States Constitution generally requires a state to give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. Existing law generally authorizes a California court or attorney to issue a subpoena if a foreign subpoena has been sought in this state but prohibits the issuance of a subpoena based on another state's law that interferes with a person's right to allow a child to receive gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care. Existing law generally prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 13, 2025

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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