Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.

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. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill creates a new Labor Code provision that prohibits employers from firing, retaliating against, or refusing to hire workers who apply for or are enrolled in Medi‑Cal. It also requires the State Department of Health Care Services to produce an annual report on the Medi‑Cal expenses of employers with 100 or more employees, highlighting the top 100 employers by enrollment numbers and percentages. The report’s data can be shared with designated state and federal agencies for eligibility verification, law‑enforcement, and research, while individual privacy is protected.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4500.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 27, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 5, 2026
• Labor and Employment Committee Hearing
  Labor and Employment · Jun 24, 2026
• Health Committee Hearing
  Health · Jun 16, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026

History

1. May 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2. May 27, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
3. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
4. May 14, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
5. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 14).
6. May 8, 2026Set for hearing May 14.
7. May 4, 2026May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
8. Apr 28, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
9. Apr 23, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. Apr 22, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4013.) (April 22).
11. Apr 16, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
12. Apr 15, 2026Set for hearing April 22 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.

The 12 most recent of 19 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) · sponsor
• Arreguín
• Becker
• Cortese
• Durazo
• Gonzalez
• McNerney
• Smallwood-Cuevas
• Weber Pierson

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