New California Laws 2026
of a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromi- um (chromium-6) while implementing an approved compliance plan or while State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) action on the plan is pending. An act to add Section 116341 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water. SB 504, Laird. Communicable diseases: HIV re- porting. This bill permits a health care provider of a patient diagnosed with an Human Immunodefi- ciency Virus (HIV) infection to disclose personally identifying confidential information to a local health department or the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide additional information re- quired in order to complete or supplement an HIV case report. An act to amend Sections 120962, 121022, and 121026 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 19548.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health. SB 646, Weber Pierson. Prenatal multivitamins. This bill requires manufacturers of prenatal vitamins to test samples of the vitamins for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, and requires the brand owner of a multivitamin product to disclose the testing results and other information to the public. An act to add Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Sec- tion 110424) to Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. SB 660, Menjivar. California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework. This bill trans- fers the responsibility of the California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Data Exchange Frame- work and Data Sharing Agreement and its policies and procedures to the department of Health Care Access and Information. An act to amend Section 130290 of, and to add Sec- tion 130291 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework. SB 731, Archuleta. Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings. This bill exempts trash receptacles and storage containers with any reflectors added before January 1, 2025, from the requirement to install reflectors made of high-perfor- mance retroreflective sheeting of a specified length and quantity. This bill also specifies required tape options for high-performance retroreflective sheet- ing for a storage container transported by truck and trailer. An act to amend Section 26275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public safety. SB 754, Durazo. Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: concerning chemicals. This bill requires manufacturers of disposable tam- pon or pad products to maintain information regard- ing the concentrations of specified chemicals on and after December 31, 2026, and requires the Depart- ment of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to con- duct relevant oversight. An act to add Section 25258.7 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. SB 793, Archuleta. Public safety: lighters: stan-
dards: prohibition. This bill prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing a lighter – or a lighting rod or gas match – that does not comply with specified American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standards, except as specified; and, prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing a lighter that infring- es on certain intellectual property rights, except as specified. An act to add Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 14945) to Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public safety. SB 840, Limón. Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies. This bill reconfig- ures the continuous appropriations established for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and sets new legislative intent for how GGRF monies are spent. The bill also directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to assess and update com- pliance offset protocols, and establishes a new unit within the Legislative Counsel Bureau to support cli- mate and environmental policymaking efforts. An act to amend Section 39719 of, and to add Sec- tions 38562.3, 39712.5, and 39719.4 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases, mak- ing an appropriation therefor, and declaring the ur- AB 45, Bauer-Kahan. Privacy: health data: location and research. This bill would prohibit geofencing near healthcare facilities and expand protections for personally identifiable data collected within them, covering both patients and visitors. Secondly, this bill would strengthen research privacy protections by preventing the release of personally identifiable information if the subpoena is issued under a law that conflicts with California’s legal standards. An act to amend Section 1798.99.90 of, to amend the heading of Title 1.81.49 (commencing with Sec- tion 1798.99.90) of Part 4 of Division 3 of, and to add Sections 1798.99.91, 1798.99.92, and 1798.99.93 to, the Civil Code, and to amend Section 140 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to privacy. AB 50, Bonta. Pharmacists: furnishing contra- ceptives. This bill, an urgency measure, authorizes a pharmacist to furnish over-the-counter contracep- tives (OTCs) without the standardized procedures or protocols required for prescription-only self-adminis- tered hormonal contraceptives. An act to amend Sections 733, 4052, 4052.3, and 4064.5 of the Business and Professions Code, relat- ing to healing arts, and declaring the urgency there- of, to take effect immediately. gency thereof, to take effect immediately. 2025 Assembly Health Care Laws AB 55, Bonta. Alternative birth centers: licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement. Removes the require- ment that an alternative birth center (ABC) be a com- prehensive perinatal services program (CPSP) pro- vider as a condition of licensure, and a condition for Medi-Cal reimbursement. Removes the requirement that an ABC be 30 minutes from a hospital. An act to amend Section 1204.3 of the Health and
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