CA SB 1088
enactedHealth care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1088 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1088 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1088 about?
Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures to mean a written document, signed by an individual with capacity or legally recognized health care decisionmaker and the individual's physician that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures, as prescribed. Existing law includes a prehospital "do not resuscitate" form, as developed by the Emergency Medical Services Authority or other substantially similar form, and Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST form) , as approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority as requests regarding resuscitative measures. This bill would replace the term "Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment" with "POLST," or "Portable Orders Listing Scope of Treatment." The bill would authorize a request regarding resuscitative measures to be entered into by an individual with capacity or a health care agent, conservator with health care decisionmaking authority, or surrogate, as defined, and a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, as specified. The bill would specify that a request regarding resuscitative measures is entirely voluntary and the provision of care or admission to a facility cannot be conditioned on completion of or refusal to complete a POLST or prehospital "do not resuscitate" order. Existing law prescribes requirements for forms for requests regarding resuscitative measures, including, among other things, that the form be signed by the executing parties. The bill would specify that an electronic signature, as defined, is sufficient for any signature required for a request regarding resuscitative measures. Under this bill, a request regarding resuscitative measures executed in another state or jurisdiction that complies with the laws of that state or jurisdiction or the laws of California is considered valid and enforceable in California to the same extent as a request regarding resuscitative measures validly executed in California. The bill would specify that, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health care provider may presume that a request regarding resuscitative measures, whether executed in another state or jurisdiction or in California, is valid and unrevoked. The bill would make conforming changes.
Who sponsors CA SB 1088?
Blakespear is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1088.
Description
Existing law defines a request regarding resuscitative measures to mean a written document, signed by an individual with capacity or legally recognized health care decisionmaker and the individual's physician that directs a health care provider regarding resuscitative measures, as prescribed. Existing law includes a prehospital "do not resuscitate" form, as developed by the Emergency Medical Services Authority or other substantially similar form, and Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST form) , as approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority as requests regarding resuscitative measures. This bill would replace the term "Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment" with "POLST," or "Portable Orders Listing Scope of Treatment." The bill would authorize a request regarding resuscitative measures to be entered into by an individual with capacity or a health care agent, conservator with health care decisionmaking authority, or surrogate, as defined, and a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, as specified. The bill would specify that a request regarding resuscitative measures is entirely voluntary and the provision of care or admission to a facility cannot be conditioned on completion of or refusal to complete a POLST or prehospital "do not resuscitate" order. Existing law prescribes requirements for forms for requests regarding resuscitative measures, including, among other things, that the form be signed by the executing parties. The bill would specify that an electronic signature, as defined, is sufficient for any signature required for a request regarding resuscitative measures. Under this bill, a request regarding resuscitative measures executed in another state or jurisdiction that complies with the laws of that state or jurisdiction or the laws of California is considered valid and enforceable in California to the same extent as a request regarding resuscitative measures validly executed in California. The bill would specify that, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health care provider may presume that a request regarding resuscitative measures, whether executed in another state or jurisdiction or in California, is valid and unrevoked. The bill would make conforming changes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
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- Blakespearauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-25
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-06-30
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-06-29
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5926.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-29
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-06-24
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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2026-06-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4306.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 4085.) (April 28).
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 28.
2026-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3793.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-03-23
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-19
March 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-17
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Set for hearing March 25.
2026-02-26
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-17
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2026-02-13
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-04-08 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Grove: yes
Do pass
2026-04-28 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Niello: yes
- Laird: yes
- Allen: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Reyes: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grove: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: other
- Niello: other
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-16 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Patel: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Addis: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Chen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-06-23 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Macedo: yes
SB 1088 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-06-30 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Rivas: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Flora: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Fong: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Chen: yes
- Soria: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Patel: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Addis: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Lee: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hart: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lackey: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Bains: other
- Carrillo: other
- Boerner: other
- Muratsuchi: other
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