CA AB2598 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2598

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Section 1293.3 to the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 7600.5 of, and to add Section 7600.4 to, the Probate Code, relating to health care facilities.

Title

Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.

Roll Calls

2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-24 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 2598 Krell Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-01	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-25	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-16	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-06-10	Senate	Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
2026-05-28	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-27	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-06	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-22	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-22	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-04-13	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-09	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-03-18	Assembly	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-09	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
2026-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health and Safety Code	1293.3	New Code	See Bill Text
Probate Code	7600.4	New Code	See Bill Text
Probate Code	7600.5	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2598
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2598#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2598#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2598#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2598