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California State Legislature · SB 596 · Chaptered (Chapter 773, Statutes of 2025)

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2025-2026 session

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Mar 5, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Mar 27, 2025
Set for hearing April 23. · Apr 8, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. 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 5. Noes 1. Page 1205.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 1510.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 4, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 5, 2025
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Jun 16, 2025
July 8 hearing postponed by committee. · Jul 1, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. · Jul 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 16, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (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
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 19. Page 3318.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 11, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 12, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 10. Page 2973.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 12, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 23, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 13, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 773, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 13, 2025

The numbers

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sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Menjivar

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB596 Menjivar ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 21, Noes 10, Abstain 9
SB 596 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By SchiavoAssembly · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 48, Noes 19, Abstain 13
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 4, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 2, Abstain 2
Senate 3rd Reading SB596 MenjivarSenate · 2025-06-04 · (PASS) · Ayes 24, Noes 10, Abstain 6
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, 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 8, Noes 2, 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 773, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 13, 2025).