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AB 1418

Authors

Schiavo

Subject

Department of Health Care Access and Information.

Relating To

relating to public health.

Title

An act to add Section 127286 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-06

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-06		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-06		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 398, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-24		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-13		Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
2025-09-13		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 3451.).
2025-09-12		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2933.).
2025-09-09		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-09-08		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05		Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-29		Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-18		In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-10		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-02		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-18		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-04		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2019.)
2025-05-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23		Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-05-23		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23		Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-04-23		In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-09		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-13		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24		Read first time.
2025-02-22		From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21		Introduced. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-06
Enrolled		2025-09-16
Amended Senate		2025-09-05
Amended Senate		2025-08-29
Amended Senate		2025-07-02
Amended Assembly		2025-05-23
Introduced		2025-02-21

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								Commencing on January 1, 2027, health facilities, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices shall annually report to the department, on forms supplied by the department, whether all of their health care employees eligible for employer-sponsored health care coverage are eligible to receive coverage at the commencement of employment without a waiting period. If not all health care
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Existing law requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to establish a health care workforce research and data center to serve as the central source of health care workforce and educational data in the state. Existing law requires the department to prepare an annual report to the Legislature that, among other things, identifies education and employment trends in the health care profession and describes the health care workforce program outcomes and effectiveness. Existing law requires health facilities and clinics, among others, to annually report to the department specified information on forms supplied by the department. This bill would require health facilities, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices, as defined, to additionally report whether their health care employees eligible for employer-sponsored health care are eligible for health care coverage at the commencement of employment without a waiting period, as defined. If not all employees are eligible without a waiting period, the bill would require the entities listed above to report the length of the waiting period if it applies to all eligible employees, and, if different waiting periods apply to different classifications of employees, as specified, the length of the waiting period for each classification. The bill would require the department to integrate this reporting obligation with existing reports and would not require those specified entities to report if they are not required to file reports with the department. The bill would require the department to post this information on its internet website on at least an annual basis.