Medi-Cal eligibility: work or community engagement.
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Officially: “Medi-Cal eligibility: work or community engagement.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 session
Where it is
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Read first time. To print. · Feb 18, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. · Feb 19, 2026
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Mar 2, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. · Mar 23, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Mar 24, 2026
Coauthors revised. · Apr 8, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 8, 2026
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. · Apr 29, 2026
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14). · May 14, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · May 18, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 19, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 12.) · May 26, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · May 27, 2026
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Jun 3, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 2, 2026
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. · Aug 3, 2026
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13). · Aug 13, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · Aug 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 17, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Aug 19, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 20, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.). · Aug 25, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Aug 25, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 11. Page 6567.). · Aug 26, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. · Sep 3, 2026
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 15, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 209, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 15, 2026
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AB 2161 Bonta Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2026-08-26 · (PASS) · Ayes 60, Noes 11, Abstain 8
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2161 Bonta et al. By Weber PiersonSenate · 2026-08-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 9, Abstain 1
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2026-08-13 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2026-08-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2026-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 8, Noes 2, Abstain 0
AB 2161 Bonta Assembly Third ReadingAssembly · 2026-05-26 · (PASS) · Ayes 58, Noes 12, Abstain 10
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2026-05-14 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 2, Abstain 2
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2026-04-07 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 2, Abstain 2
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 209, Statutes of 2026. (Sep 15, 2026).