Bill Commons

CA AB 2448

enacted

Medical information: confidentiality.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2448 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2448 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2448 about?

Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) , generally prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber without first obtaining an authorization, unless a specified exception applies. Existing law makes a violation of the CMIA that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law requires specified businesses that electronically store or maintain medical information on the provision of sensitive services on behalf of a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, contractor, or employer to develop capabilities, policies, and procedures, on or before July 1, 2024, to enable certain security features, including limiting user access privileges and segregating medical information related to gender affirming care, abortion and abortion-related services, and contraception, as specified. This bill would also require those specified businesses to enable the above-specified capabilities, policies, and procedures for those security features, as specified. Because the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 2448?

Berman is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2448, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) , generally prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber without first obtaining an authorization, unless a specified exception applies. Existing law makes a violation of the CMIA that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law requires specified businesses that electronically store or maintain medical information on the provision of sensitive services on behalf of a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, contractor, or employer to develop capabilities, policies, and procedures, on or before July 1, 2024, to enable certain security features, including limiting user access privileges and segregating medical information related to gender affirming care, abortion and abortion-related services, and contraception, as specified. This bill would also require those specified businesses to enable the above-specified capabilities, policies, and procedures for those security features, as specified. Because the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bermanauthor
  • Bauer-Kahanauthor
  • Aguiar-Currycoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-03

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  8. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  9. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  10. 2026-05-20

    Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-05-12

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. 2026-05-11

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 16. Page 4992.)

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  13. 2026-04-30

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2026-04-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 29).

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  15. 2026-04-20

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  16. 2026-04-20

    Coauthors revised.

  17. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  18. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P.

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  19. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  20. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-3

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Chen: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-16 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Hoover: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 10-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Solache: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Ta: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Dixon: other

  • AB 2448 Berman Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-11 · pass · 55-16

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Chen: no
    • Lackey: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Flora: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Ta: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Solache: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Lowenthal: other
    • Davies: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Soria: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Arambula: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]

    2026-06-08 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Padilla: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-07-01 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Grove: no
    • Rubio: other
    • Valladares: other

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