Legislation Tracker

The California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center tracks a number of bills and policies that impact people living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS in California. Here are the bills we are tracking for 2023-2024.

LAST UPDATED: 09/30/2024

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Legislation (2022-2023)

Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • AB 2053
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/1/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 4/18/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/20/24

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Requires content on adolescent abusive relationships and intimate partner violence as part of California’s comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education in Grades 7-12

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2258
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/8/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/23/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/29/24

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Prevents health care service plans from imposing cost-sharing or other limits on certain preventive care services or screenings, including STI home test kits and PrEP support services

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2442
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/13/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/13/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/20/24

    Governor's Desk

    Vetoed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: failed

    Increases access to gender-affirming care by expediting licensure for providers who provide gender-affirming care

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2960
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/1/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: in progress

    Requires primary care clinics or hospital emergency departments to offer a syphilis test at least once a year to all patients who can become pregnant

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 427
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 2/13/2023

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/24/23

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 4/11/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: in progress

    Removes cost-sharing for PrEP and PEP in certain health plans and requires plans and insurers to supply injectable PrEP and PEP directly to providers administering these to patients

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 954
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 1/22/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/22/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 8/31/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Vetoed on 9/25/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: failed

    Requires public schools to make internal and external condoms available to all pupils in grades 9 to 12, free of charge

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 957
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 1/22/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/21/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 8/28/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 9/28/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Requires sexual orientation and gender identity data collection by the State Department of Public Health from third parties, including local health jurisdictions, and an annual report concerning data collected

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 1333
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 2/16/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/23/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 8/22/24

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 9/22/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Authorizes additional disclosure of confidential HIV data to facilitate coordination of, linkage to, or reengagement in care for the person or persons and permits the local public health agency to disclose information to the healthcare provider who provides care to the HIV-positive person

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2229
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/7/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/21/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/28/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Includes menstrual health education in California’s comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education in Grades 7-12

    California Legislative Information

Health Access

  • AB 4
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 12/5/22

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/25/23

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: in progress

    Creates a program allowing undocumented people to buy coverage on the California health marketplace similar to currently offered plans

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2180
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/8/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: in progress

    Requires health plans, insurers, and pharmacy benefit managers to count funds paid by patient assistance programs towards the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses of chronically or terminally ill patients

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2250
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/8/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/21/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/31/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Vetoed on 9/22/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: failed

    Requires health plans or insurers to include coverage for screenings for social determinants of health (e.g., housing, food, transportation, utilities, and personal safety)

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 966
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 1/24/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/20/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 8/28/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Vetoed on 9/28/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: failed

    Regulates pharmacy benefit managers by eliminating “spread pricing” and other practices in order to decrease the cost of prescription drugs

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 1236
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 2/15/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: in progress

    Prohibits issuers issuer of Medicare supplement policies or certificates, also known as Medigap coverage, from denying or conditioning the coverage or discriminating in the pricing of that coverage because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, medical condition, or age of an applicant, if an application for coverage is submitted during an open enrollment period

    California Legislative Information

Harm Reduction

  • AB 1842
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 1/16/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 4/29/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/28/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Prohibits health care plans and insurers from requiring prior authorization or step therapy to access medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 2115
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/5/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/22/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 8/30/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 9/27/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Allows nonprofit or free clinics to dispense Schedule II drugs on the controlled substances list to relieve withdrawal while patients are being referred to treatment

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 997
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 1/31/24

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/23/24

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 8/28/24

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 9/28/24

    LAST UPDATED:

    Status: passed

    Authorizes middle schools, high schools, and adult schools to allow students to carry naloxone and requires public middle and high schools and adult schools to stock and distribute fentanyl test strips

    California Legislative Information
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