Health care districts: employment.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill creates new exceptions to California’s rule that only non‑profit entities can employ physicians and charge for services. It lets university‑run teaching clinics, certain specialty clinics, narcotic treatment programs, charitable pediatric hospitals, critical‑access hospitals, and health‑care districts that own acute‑care hospitals hire doctors and bill patients, as long as they follow strict conditions. The changes aim to improve access to care while ensuring doctors can make clinical decisions without interference.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6582.). · Aug 26, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Health Committee Hearing
  Health · Jul 1, 2026
• Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Hearing
  Business, Professions and Economic Development · Jun 15, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026

History

1. May 27, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2. May 26, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.)
3. May 19, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.)
4. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
5. May 14, 2026Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
6. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
7. May 13, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
8. Apr 21, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. Mar 25, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
10. Mar 9, 2026Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.
11. Feb 20, 2026From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
12. Feb 19, 2026Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Pilar Schiavo (D) · sponsor
• Becker
• Ortega
• Pellerin
• Schiavo

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