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 2022-2023.

Policy Briefs

Brief reports on relevant, timely research that impact Californians living with orat-risk for HIV/AIDS

Legislation Tracker

Status on current and past policies in California state legislature that relate to people living with HIV and HIV prevention

Visualizations

Infographics, videos, and other visualizations of our research

Decriminalization

  • AB 1726
    Introduction

    Introduced by Assembly on 2/17/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 6/1/23 (45-17)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 9/12/23 (28-7)

    Governor's Desk

    Vetoed 10/8/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    Provides non-citizens immigration relief by extending to them the benefits of laws that decriminalize prostitution while living with HIV and that clear the records of persons with past convictions for loitering with intent to commit prostitution

    California Legislative Information

Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • AB 1432
    Introduction

    Introduced in Assembly on 2/17/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/18/23 (61-13)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 9/6/23 (32-8)

    Governor's Desk

    Vetoed on 10/7/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    Ensures that health insurance policies for California residents include coverage for abortion and gender affirming care even if issued by out-of-state employers using out-of-state insurance contracts

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 1645
    Introduction

    Introduced by Assembly on 2/17/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/31/23 (64-10)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 9/12/23 (31-7)

    Governor's Desk

    Vetoed on 10/7/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    Prevents health care service plans from imposing cost-sharing or other limits on recommended STI screening and ensures access to PrEP without cost sharing

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 339
    Introduction

    Introduced to Senate on 2/7/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/22/23 (40-0)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 1/18/24 (68-0)

    Governor’s Desk

    Signed on 2/6/24

    LAST UPDATED: 02/12/2024

    Status: passed

    Requires health plans to cover up to a 90-day supply of pharmacist-prescribed PrEP and costs related to pharmacist services in furnishing PrEP

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 345
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 2/7/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/31/23 (32-8)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 9/6/23 (62-15)

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 9/27/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: passed

    Provides legal protections for state health care providers offering abortion or gender-affirming care irrespective of their patient’s location and further protects people seeking refuge in California from other state’s laws criminalizing abortion or gender-affirming care

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 729
    Introduction

    Introduced to Senate on 2/17/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/24/23 (31-3)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Assembly: Set for first hearing, placed on suspense file 8/23/23; hearing postponed by committee 9/1/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    Requires health plans to cover fertility and infertility services and ensures LGBTQ+ people are not excluded from such coverage

    California Legislative Information
  • SB 427
    Introduction

    Introduced in Senate on 2/13/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 5/24/23 (33-1)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Assembly: Ordered to third reading on 9/8/23; Ordered to inactive file on 9/14/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    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 541
    Introduction

    Introduced to Senate on 2/14/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed by Senate on 5/31/23 (31-9)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed by Assembly on 9/7/23 (65-11)

    Governor's Desk

    Vetoed on 10/8/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

    Provides access to free condoms in high schools, stops retailers from asking for identification and proof of age for condom purchases, and requires Family PACT to cover the HPV vaccination for 12- to 18-year-olds

    California Legislative Information

Health Access

  • AB 4
    Introduction

    Introduced to Assembly on 12/5/22

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed by Assembly on 5/25/23 (64-9)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Senate: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on Appropriations on 7/13/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: failed

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

    California Legislative Information
  • AB 948
    Introduction

    Introduced to Assembly on 2/14/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 4/27/23 (79-0)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 9/5/23 (39-0)

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 10/13/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: passed

    Sets a permanent cap on prescription drug co-pays, including specialty drugs for serious and chronic conditions like HIV, multiple sclerosis, etc.

    California Legislative Information

Harm Reduction

  • AB 816
    Introduction

    Introduced to Assembly on 2/13/23

    First Chamber Passage

    Passed Assembly on 5/15/23 (62-0)

    Second Chamber Passage

    Passed Senate on 9/11/23 (29-9)

    Governor's Desk

    Signed on 10/8/23

    LAST UPDATED: 10/23/2023

    Status: passed

    Enables minors 16 years and older to consent to narcotic replacement therapy with buprenorphine as substance use treatment without parental or guardian’s consent

    California Legislative Information
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