SB188Introduced in the Senate
Establishes procedures to assist certain persons with limited English proficiency in accessing health care in certain circumstances. (BDR 40-41)
Introduced by Fabian Donate, District 10
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain health facilities and providers of health care to take reasonable steps to provide a person with limited English proficiency with language assistance under certain circumstances; prescribing requirements governing the use of interpreters and translators to comply with that requirement; authorizing the discipline of certain health facilities and providers of health care for certain violations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 172. (Effective October 1, 2025)
May 30, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 22, 2025
35
Yes
7
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.
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See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.
To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 351.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 560.) To printer.
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate.
In Senate.
Assembly Amendment No. 560 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 172. (Effective October 1, 2025)
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