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Legally protected health care activity.California · SB 497 · Last action Oct 13, 2025This bill would additionally prohibit a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from releasing medical information related to a person seeking or obtaining gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care in response to a criminal or civil action, including a foreign subpoena, based on another state's law…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 764, Statutes of 2025.Enacted law
Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.California · AB 1930 · Last action Sep 26, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)This bill would require a person or entity that is located, headquartered, incorporated, or otherwise conducting business in California and receives, is served with, or is subject to a subpoena, discovery request, or other request for information that is part of a legal process related to a civil, criminal, regulatory, or legislative…Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 468, Statutes of 2026.Enacted law
Health care coverage: utilization review: peer-to-peer review.California · AB 510 · Last action Feb 2, 2026This bill, upon communication of a decision by a health care service plan or health insurer delaying, denying, or modifying a health care service based in whole or in part on medical necessity, would authorize a provider to request review of the decision by a licensed physician, or a licensed health care professional under specified circumstances, who is…Latest action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Failed
Health care coverage: rate review.California · SB 1037 · Last action Sep 27, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)This bill would instead define "unreasonable rate increase," for the above-described purposes, to mean a rate increase that the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care or the Insurance Commissioner, as applicable, determines is excessive, unjustified, unfairly discriminatory, or otherwise unreasonable.Latest action: In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.Vetoed
Health care: facility fees.California · AB 225 · Last action Jun 30, 2026This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2028, prohibit a health care provider, hospital, or health system from charging, billing, or collecting a facility fee for any outpatient services in specified circumstances, including for specified preventative health care services and health care services furnished via telehealth.Latest action: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.Passed origin
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