Bill Commons

CA SB 717

vetoed

Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 717 pass?

No. CA SB 717 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-03-02): Veto sustained.

What is CA SB 717 about?

Existing law requires the Director of Public Health to establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of cancer, known as the Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry. Existing law sets forth the dates by which, among other things, the statewide cancer reporting system is required to be fully operational and the deadline by which the director is required to submit an implementation and funding schedule to the Legislature. Existing law requires the department to maximize the use of available federal funds in establishing the statewide system. This bill would require the director to maintain statewide and regional infrastructures and systems, as well as a statewide cancer reporting system. The bill would delete those provisions relating to the dates. The bill would require the director to submit an implementation and funding schedule to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027. In establishing the statewide system, the bill would require the department to partner with the state's regional cancer registries to maximize the use of available federal funds.

Who sponsors CA SB 717?

Richardson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 717.

Description

Existing law requires the Director of Public Health to establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of cancer, known as the Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry. Existing law sets forth the dates by which, among other things, the statewide cancer reporting system is required to be fully operational and the deadline by which the director is required to submit an implementation and funding schedule to the Legislature. Existing law requires the department to maximize the use of available federal funds in establishing the statewide system. This bill would require the director to maintain statewide and regional infrastructures and systems, as well as a statewide cancer reporting system. The bill would delete those provisions relating to the dates. The bill would require the director to submit an implementation and funding schedule to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2027. In establishing the statewide system, the bill would require the department to partner with the state's regional cancer registries to maximize the use of available federal funds.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-03-02 — Veto sustained.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Richardsonauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    Veto sustained.

  2. 2026-03-02

    Stricken from file.

  3. 2025-10-06

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. 2025-10-06

    Vetoed by the Governor.

    executive-veto

  5. 2025-09-22

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

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  6. 2025-09-11

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2892.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2025-09-09

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2025-09-09

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3066.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2025-09-04

    Read third time and amended.

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  10. 2025-09-04

    Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2025-07-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).

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  13. 2025-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-06-05

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  15. 2025-05-29

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2025-05-29

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2025-05-27

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  18. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1210.) (May 23).

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  20. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  21. 2025-04-21

    April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2025-04-04

    Set for hearing April 21.

  23. 2025-03-26

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  24. 2025-03-17

    Set for hearing March 26.

  25. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  26. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  27. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  28. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-26 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Grove: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-04-21 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

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

  • Special Consent

    2025-05-29 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Limón: other
    • Reyes: other

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

    2025-06-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-07-16 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Pellerin: other
    • Arambula: other

  • SB 717 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

    2025-09-09 · pass · 80-0

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

  • Unfinished Business SB717 Richardson Concurrence

    2025-09-11 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Limón: other

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