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California 20252026

AB 2448

Medical information: confidentiality.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Medicalinformation, confidentiality
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) , generally prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber without first obtaining an authorization, unless a specified exception applies. Existing law makes a violation of the CMIA that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law requires specified businesses that electronically store or maintain medical information on the provision of sensitive services on behalf of a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, contractor, or employer to develop capabilities, policies, and procedures, on or before July 1, 2024, to enable certain security features, including limiting user access privileges and segregating medical information related to gender affirming care, abortion and abortion-related services, and contraception, as specified. This bill would also require those specified businesses to enable the above-specified capabilities, policies, and procedures for those security features, as specified. Because the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, it 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.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  2. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  5. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  8. Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and HEALTH.

    referral-committee

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

    reading-1, referral-committee

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 16. Page 4992.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 29).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  14. Coauthors revised.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  16. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P.

    referral-committee

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  18. Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

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