Bill Commons

CA AB 2756

enacted

Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 2756 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2756 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2756 about?

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, certain vision care benefits are covered under the Medi-Cal program, relating to, among other things, optometric and optician services and eyeglasses, as specified. This bill would require the department, by no later than January 1, 2028, to establish a list of performance measures to ensure that the vision services under the Medi-Cal program meet quality and access criteria. The bill would require that the performance measures be designed to evaluate utilization, access, and availability of Medi-Cal vision services. The bill would require certain information within the performance measures, relating to providers and examinations, among other factors. The bill would require the department, when evaluating performance measures, to consider certain criteria, including trended data and other state performance and quality measures. The bill would require the department to report on each performance measure only to the extent that the department has existing data sources from which to calculate the applicable measure, as specified. The bill would specify a timeline for the posting of performance measures and data on the department's internet website. The bill would also require the department to establish benchmarks for each performance measure and to annually prepare a summary report on complaints and grievances, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 2756?

Ahrens is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2756, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existing law, certain vision care benefits are covered under the Medi-Cal program, relating to, among other things, optometric and optician services and eyeglasses, as specified. This bill would require the department, by no later than January 1, 2028, to establish a list of performance measures to ensure that the vision services under the Medi-Cal program meet quality and access criteria. The bill would require that the performance measures be designed to evaluate utilization, access, and availability of Medi-Cal vision services. The bill would require certain information within the performance measures, relating to providers and examinations, among other factors. The bill would require the department, when evaluating performance measures, to consider certain criteria, including trended data and other state performance and quality measures. The bill would require the department to report on each performance measure only to the extent that the department has existing data sources from which to calculate the applicable measure, as specified. The bill would specify a timeline for the posting of performance measures and data on the department's internet website. The bill would also require the department to establish benchmarks for each performance measure and to annually prepare a summary report on complaints and grievances, as specified.

Introduced
2026-03-02
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ahrensauthor
  • Schiavocoauthor
  • Tacoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Alvarezcoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Harabediancoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • McKinnorcoauthor
  • Ortegacoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Schultzcoauthor
  • Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
  • Cortesecoauthor
  • Ochoa Boghcoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

  5. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-08-24

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6414.).

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  7. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

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  9. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5593.).

  10. 2026-08-18

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  13. 2026-06-29

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-06-22

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-06-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17).

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee

  16. 2026-06-09

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  17. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-05-27

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

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  19. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

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  20. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5344.)

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  21. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  23. 2026-05-14

    Coauthors revised.

  24. 2026-05-06

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

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-16

    Read second time and amended.

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  27. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14).

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  28. 2026-03-03

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-02

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  32. 2026-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-02Compare
  • 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-16Compare
  • 06/09/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-09Compare
  • 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
  • 08/26/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-26Compare
  • 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
  • AB2756Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 16-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes

  • AB 2756 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 78-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ellis: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-17 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Grove: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-06-29 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes

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