CA AB 2292
enactedDisability benefits: certificates.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2292 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2292 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 734, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2292 about?
Existing law requires a claimant for unemployment compensation disability benefits to establish medical eligibility for each uninterrupted period of disability by filing a first claim for disability benefits supported by a certificate of a treating physician or practitioner that establishes the sickness, injury, or pregnancy of the employee, or the condition of the family member that warrants the care of the employee. For subsequent periods of uninterrupted disability after the period covered by the initial certificate or any preceding continued claim, existing law requires a claimant to file a continued claim for those benefits supported by the certificate of a treating physician or practitioner. This bill would prohibit a physician or practitioner from charging an administrative fee to complete a form for a certificate. The bill would also prohibit a physician or practitioner from charging an administrative fee to complete a recertification examination or for a form that is required to maintain continued eligibility for disability benefits. The bill would provide that these provisions do not prohibit a physician or practitioner from billing for medical services provided in connection with an examination or collecting an applicable copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 2292?
Ward is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2292.
Description
Existing law requires a claimant for unemployment compensation disability benefits to establish medical eligibility for each uninterrupted period of disability by filing a first claim for disability benefits supported by a certificate of a treating physician or practitioner that establishes the sickness, injury, or pregnancy of the employee, or the condition of the family member that warrants the care of the employee. For subsequent periods of uninterrupted disability after the period covered by the initial certificate or any preceding continued claim, existing law requires a claimant to file a continued claim for those benefits supported by the certificate of a treating physician or practitioner. This bill would prohibit a physician or practitioner from charging an administrative fee to complete a form for a certificate. The bill would also prohibit a physician or practitioner from charging an administrative fee to complete a recertification examination or for a form that is required to maintain continued eligibility for disability benefits. The bill would provide that these provisions do not prohibit a physician or practitioner from billing for medical services provided in connection with an examination or collecting an applicable copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 734, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wardauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-28
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 734, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-28
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
2026-08-18
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5520.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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2026-05-27
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-05-14
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-14
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5055.)
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2026-05-07
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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2026-05-06
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on INS.
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2026-04-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on INS.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on INS.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Hadwick: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Chen: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Arambula: other
AB 2292 Ward Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-14 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Davies: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Lee: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ward: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Patel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Arambula: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Flora: other
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Berman: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Soria: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Wilson: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Papan: yes
Do pass
2026-06-10 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: yes
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