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AB2598Introduced in the Assembly

Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.

Passed

Introduced by Maggy Krell, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to add Section 1280.7 to the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 7600.5 of, and to add Section 7600.4 to, the Probate Code, relating to health care facilities.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 627, Statutes of 2026.

September 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: AB 2598 Krell Concurrence in Senate Amendments · August 30, 2026

79

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes
Lori Wilson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

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

  3. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  4. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 7).

  6. Read second time and amended.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. Coauthors revised.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.)

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5467.)

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

  16. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  27. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  28. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6881.).

  29. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  30. Approved by the Governor.

  31. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 627, Statutes of 2026.

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