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SB526Introduced in the Senate

Health facilities: clinics.

Passed

Introduced by Sasha Renee Perez, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 1218.1 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 491, Statutes of 2026.

September 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB526 Pérez Concurrence · August 28, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

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

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

  3. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  4. Set for hearing April 2.

  5. April 2 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. Set for hearing April 23.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 867.) (April 23).

  8. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 12.

  10. May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing May 23.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1203.) (May 23).

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. Amendments by Senator Strickland tabled on motion of Senator Gonzalez. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 1494.)

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 10. Page 1494.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  22. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 13).

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. Read third time and amended.

  26. Ordered to third reading.

  27. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 62. Noes 8. Page 6386.) Ordered to the Senate.

  28. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  30. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  31. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.)

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

  33. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  34. Approved by the Governor.

  35. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 491, Statutes of 2026.

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