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CA SB980
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Melissa Hurtado
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AI Summary
- Prohibits health care providers from charging patients fees to complete health-related forms required by educational institutions or childcare providers for participation in school, childcare, or school-sponsored activities
- Expands existing law that already bars fees for forms supporting public benefit program claims, including Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, SSI/SSP, CalFresh, and federal veterans disability benefits
- Requires providers to complete form sections for which they have necessary medical information, and allows them to inform patients if an examination is needed for remaining portions
- Makes willful violations by specified health care providers an infraction under existing enforcement provisions
- Authored by Senator Hurtado with bipartisan coauthors (Senators Cortese, Gonzalez, and Ochoa Bogh); amended March 16, 2026
Legislative Description
Access to medical records.
Last Action
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
3/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Health2/11/2026
Rules2/4/2026
Full Bill Text
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