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California State Legislature · SB 306 · Chaptered (Chapter 408, Statutes of 2025)

Health care coverage: prior authorizations.

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Officially: “Health care coverage: prior authorizations. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 10, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13. · Feb 11, 2025
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Feb 19, 2025
Set for hearing April 23. · Apr 2, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Apr 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 868.) (April 23). · Apr 24, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 28, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 2, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 12, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1195.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1300.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 28, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 28, 2025
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Jun 5, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15). · Jul 16, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 17, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Sep 4, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Sep 4, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2999.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 8, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 8, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2712.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 9, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. · Sep 16, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 6, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 408, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 6, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Becker

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB306 Becker ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 306 Becker Senate Third Reading By HarabedianAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 76, Noes 1, Abstain 3
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 16, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Senate 3rd Reading SB306 BeckerSenate · 2025-05-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 37, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 408, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 6, 2025).