CA AB 960
enactedPatient visitation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 960 pass?
Yes. CA AB 960 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-01. Latest recorded action (2025-10-01): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 960 about?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, as defined. Existing law requires a health facility to allow a patient's domestic partner, the children of the patient's domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient's parent or child to visit unless no visitors are allowed, the facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, a member of the health facility staff, or other visitor to the health facility, or would significantly disrupt the operations of a facility, or the patient has indicated to the health facility staff that the patient does not want this person to visit. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor. This bill would require a general acute care hospital to allow a patient with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, a patient with cognitive impairment, including dementia, and a patient with another disability, as specified, to have a family or friend caregiver with them as needed, including outside standard visiting hours, unless specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the hospital reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of the visitor, a patient, a member of the staff, or other visitor to the hospital, or would significantly disrupt the operations of the hospital. The bill would not prohibit a hospital from otherwise establishing reasonable restrictions upon visitation. The bill would authorize the hospital to impose legitimate health and safety requirements on visitors, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not prohibit restrictions to patient visitation policies implemented during a state of emergency declared by the Governor, a health emergency declared by the State Public Health Officer, or a local health emergency declared by a local health officer, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not create any new civil or criminal liability, including, but not limited to, liability for any illness, infection, or injury experienced by a patient or visitor on the part of a hospital that complies with its requirements. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill 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 960?
Garcia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 960, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the State Department of Public Health of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, as defined. Existing law requires a health facility to allow a patient's domestic partner, the children of the patient's domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient's parent or child to visit unless no visitors are allowed, the facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, a member of the health facility staff, or other visitor to the health facility, or would significantly disrupt the operations of a facility, or the patient has indicated to the health facility staff that the patient does not want this person to visit. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor. This bill would require a general acute care hospital to allow a patient with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, a patient with cognitive impairment, including dementia, and a patient with another disability, as specified, to have a family or friend caregiver with them as needed, including outside standard visiting hours, unless specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that the hospital reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of the visitor, a patient, a member of the staff, or other visitor to the hospital, or would significantly disrupt the operations of the hospital. The bill would not prohibit a hospital from otherwise establishing reasonable restrictions upon visitation. The bill would authorize the hospital to impose legitimate health and safety requirements on visitors, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not prohibit restrictions to patient visitation policies implemented during a state of emergency declared by the Governor, a health emergency declared by the State Public Health Officer, or a local health emergency declared by a local health officer, as specified. The bill would specify that its provisions do not create any new civil or criminal liability, including, but not limited to, liability for any illness, infection, or injury experienced by a patient or visitor on the part of a hospital that complies with its requirements. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill 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
- 2025-04-23
- Latest action
- 2025-10-01 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Garciaauthor
- Rubiocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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2025-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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2025-04-23
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 22).
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2025-04-24
Read second time and amended.
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2025-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-05-14
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-21
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
2025-05-21
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
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2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-29
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.)
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2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1868.)
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2025-06-03
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-06-11
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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2025-06-26
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).
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2025-07-15
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-08-25
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2025-08-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-09-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2452.).
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2025-09-03
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2922.).
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2025-09-11
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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2025-10-01
Approved by the Governor.
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2025-10-01
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2025.
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Versions
- 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
- 04/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-24Compare
- 05/29/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-29Compare
- 08/25/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-08-25Compare
- 09/08/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-08Compare
- 10/01/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-01Compare
- AB960Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-22 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Chen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Krell: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Flora: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Addis: yes
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Sanchez: other
AB 960 Garcia Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-02 · pass · 79-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Rivas: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ward: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Solache: yes
- Chen: yes
- Bonta: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Davies: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Soria: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ta: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Flora: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Addis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Hart: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bains: yes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-06-25 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Grove: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
Do pass
2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
3rd Reading AB960 Garcia et al. By Limón
2025-09-03 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Becker: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Stern: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Limón: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Padilla: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Niello: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Laird: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Jones: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grove: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Caballero: yes
AB 960 Garcia Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-04 · pass · 78-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Bains: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Hart: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Chen: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Krell: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Fong: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ward: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Garcia: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ahrens: other
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