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CaliforniaAB 9602025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Patient visitation.

Sponsored By: Robert Garcia (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

No new hospital liability for visits

The law does not create new civil or criminal liability for hospitals that follow these visitation rules. Hospitals are not newly liable for illness, infection, or injury to a patient or visitor under this section. This change affects legal claims, not the care you receive.

Caregivers can stay with disabled patients

The law requires general acute care hospitals to let certain patients have a family or friend caregiver with them as needed, even outside normal visiting hours. It applies to patients with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, or cognitive impairment like dementia. Hospitals can deny a specific visitor only if the visitor risks health or safety, disrupts operations, is violent or potentially violent, or if care would be impeded. During a Governor, State Public Health Officer, or local health emergency to limit disease spread, hospitals may restrict visits. Even then, hospitals must allow family or caregivers to visit as much as safely possible so the patient can fully benefit from care.

Hospitals may set visitor safety rules

Hospitals may set reasonable visitor rules to protect patients and staff. They can set age limits, require adults to watch minors, and limit the number of visitors. They can also require masks, keep sick people from visiting, block some items, and limit access to some areas. These rules support safety but can make visiting harder at times.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robert Garcia

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Susan Rubio

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 245 • No: 0

House vote • 9/4/2025

Item 39 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/3/2025

Item 199 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/14/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/25/2025

Vote in CS60

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • 6/2/2025

Item 205 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 79 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CX08

Yes: 16 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 172, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

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

    9/11/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2922.).

    9/4/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/3/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2452.).

    9/3/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/26/2025Senate

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

    8/25/2025Senate

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    7/15/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).

    7/14/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/26/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    6/11/2025Senate

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

    6/3/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1868.)

    6/2/2025House

  15. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.)

    5/29/2025House

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

  18. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)

    5/21/2025House

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

    5/21/2025House

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

    5/14/2025House

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/28/2025House

  22. Read second time and amended.

    4/24/2025House

  23. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22).

    4/23/2025House

  24. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    3/10/2025House

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

    2/21/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/8/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    8/25/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/29/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/24/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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