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AB 356

Authors

Patel
Coauthors: Boerner

Subject

Health care districts: County of San Diego.

Relating To

relating to health care.

Title

An act to add and repeal Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 127575) of Part 2 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care.

Last Action Dt

2025-06-26

State

Amended Senate

Status

In Committee Process

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-07-10		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-26		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-24		In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-18		Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and L. GOV.
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 63. Noes 4. Page 1970.)
2025-05-28		Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)
2025-05-27		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-14		In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-30		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23		In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-10		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-09		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-18		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-17		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-17		Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-01-31		From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2025-01-30		Read first time. To print.

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Amended Senate		2025-06-26
Amended Assembly		2025-05-28
Amended Assembly		2025-04-09
Amended Assembly		2025-03-17
Introduced		2025-01-30

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Existing law, The Local Health Care District Law, authorizes the organization, incorporation, and management of local health care districts. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs related to health care infrastructure, such as health policy and planning, health professions development, and facilities design review and construction, among others. This bill would require the department to convene a working group to study and make recommendations regarding the provision of health care services in the northern San Diego region. The bill would require that the working group include representatives of certain health care districts, among other entities, and that it issue a report to the Legislature, on or before June 1, 2026, with its findings and recommendations. The bill would repeal these provisions on June 1, 2030. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the northern region of the County of San Diego.