CA SB497 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 764, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 56.109 of the Civil Code, to amend Sections 2029.300 and 2029.350 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Section 11165 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 1326 of the Penal Code, relating to health care, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

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Title

Legally protected health care activity.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-10 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Assembly - SB 497 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Ward (Y: 61 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 764, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-10SenateAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2804.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-09AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 3075.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-05AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-09-05AssemblyRead third time and amended.
2025-09-05AssemblyAssembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-02AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).
2025-08-20AssemblyAugust 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-16AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-17AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-09AssemblyReferred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2025-06-03AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-02SenateRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1399.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-23SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1202.) (May 23).
2025-05-16SenateSet for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12SenateMay 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02SenateSet for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 945.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-04-11SenateSet for hearing April 29.
2025-04-09SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 706.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-28SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-20SenateSet for hearing April 8.
2025-02-26SenateReferred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2025-02-20SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-19SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations


California State Sources

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