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CA SB 588

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Health facilities: freestanding emergency center study.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 588 pass?

No. CA SB 588 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-02). Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 588 about?

Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital, as defined, to offer special services, including, but not limited to, emergency medical services. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs related to health care infrastructure, such as health policy and planning, health professions development, and facilities design review and construction, among others. This bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to conduct a feasibility study on the implementation of freestanding emergency departments, as defined, in rural, disadvantaged, and underserved areas with limited access to emergency care. The bill would require that the study be conducted in collaboration with certain stakeholders and that the department issue a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2027, with its findings and recommendations. The bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the department for those purposes. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.

Who sponsors CA SB 588?

Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 588.

Description

Existing law authorizes a general acute care hospital, as defined, to offer special services, including, but not limited to, emergency medical services. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs related to health care infrastructure, such as health policy and planning, health professions development, and facilities design review and construction, among others. This bill would require the Department of Health Care Access and Information to conduct a feasibility study on the implementation of freestanding emergency departments, as defined, in rural, disadvantaged, and underserved areas with limited access to emergency care. The bill would require that the study be conducted in collaboration with certain stakeholders and that the department issue a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2027, with its findings and recommendations. The bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the General Fund to the department for those purposes. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill,appropriation
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ochoa Boghauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  5. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-04-08

    Set for hearing April 23.

  7. 2025-04-21

    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

  8. 2025-04-21

    April 23 hearing postponed by committee.

  9. 2025-04-22

    Set for hearing April 30.

  10. 2025-05-01

    April 30 set for first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  11. 2026-01-06

    January 14 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. 2026-01-06

    Set for hearing January 14.

  13. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 04/21/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-21Compare
  • SB588Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB588

Attribution

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