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CA AB 1648

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Public health: California Epilepsy Program

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to conduct a program of epidemiological assessments of the incidence of Parkinson's disease and establish a system for the collection of information determining the incidence of Parkinson's disease. Existing law encourages the department to convene a task force comprised of researchers with expertise in Parkinson's disease, advocates for patients with Parkinson's disease, and other individuals with relevant expertise to provide support and advice for the implementation and funding of the program. Existing law requires the director to establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of Parkinson's disease. This bill would require the department to establish the California Epilepsy Program for the purposes of epidemiological assessments of the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy and seizures. The bill would require the department to convene an advisory panel comprised of specified individuals to provide support and advice for the implementation of the program. The bill would authorize the department to seek private or public funding and to spend those funds for the purposes of the program, and would authorize the department to contract with various entities for the purposes of collecting and collating data. The bill would require the department to analyze available data, to prepare and publish reports on its internet website as necessary, and to publish on its internet website a listing of agencies that offer services to individuals affected by epilepsy, as specified.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-14 — In committee: Held under submission.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Michelle Rodriguezauthor
  • Nguyencoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2026-01-29

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.

  3. 2026-02-17

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  4. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  5. 2026-04-08

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  6. 2026-05-14

    Coauthors revised.

  7. 2026-05-14

    In committee: Held under submission.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-24 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bonta: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1648

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