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Assembly bill · 20252026

AB 554

Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.

Progress

345 days from first to latest action, across 29 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 11

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 30

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 30

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 3

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 9

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 22

  8. Became law

    Vetoed

AssemblySenateMarMayJulSepNovJan

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Assembly · Apr 29, 2025

Passed 14–0

14 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · May 23, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 554 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

Assembly · Jun 3, 2025

Passed 68–1

68 Yea

1 Nay

10 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Jul 16, 2025

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 7–0

7 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · Aug 29, 2025

Passed 6–0

6 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading AB554 Mark González et al. By Cabaldon

Senate · Sep 9, 2025

Passed 31–0

31 Yea

0 Nay

9 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

AB 554 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Assembly · Sep 11, 2025

Passed 69–1

69 Yea

1 Nay

10 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

    Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

    Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Joint

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 1. Page 3221.). Appropriations

    Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 2664.).

    Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 8, 2025 · Senate

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Senate

  12. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

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

    Jul 17, 2025 · Senate

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16).

    Jul 17, 2025 · Senate

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. Health

    Jun 24, 2025 · Senate

  16. Referred to Com. on HEALTH. Health

    Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 1. Page 2007.)

    Jun 3, 2025 · Assembly

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 27, 2025 · Assembly

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  22. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

    May 23, 2025 · Assembly

  23. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

    May 14, 2025 · Assembly

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

  25. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. Health

    Mar 4, 2025 · Assembly

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

    Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

  27. Referred to Com. on HEALTH. Health

    Feb 24, 2025 · Assembly

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

    Feb 12, 2025 · Assembly

  29. Read first time. To print.

    Feb 11, 2025 · Assembly

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

Show 5 more
  • Corey Jackson coauthorD
  • Chris Ward coauthorD
  • Matt Haney authorD
  • Scott Wiener principal coauthorD
  • Greg Wallis coauthorR

In committee

  • Health

    Assembly

    Referred Feb 24, 2025 · heard Apr 30, 2025 · reported after 65 days

  • Appropriations

    Assembly

    Referred Apr 30, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 23 days

  • Health

    Senate

    Referred Jun 18, 2025 · heard Jul 17, 2025 · reported after 29 days

  • Appropriations

    Senate

    Referred Jul 17, 2025 · heard Aug 29, 2025 · reported after 43 days

Topics

Bill text

  • 02/11/25 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/03/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 05/23/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 06/24/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 07/17/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/04/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 09/12/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • AB554HTML

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AB 554 (20252026) · Polis