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CaliforniaSB 852025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Patient access to health records.

Sponsored By: Thomas Umberg (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Courts can allow email service

The law lets a court allow service of a summons by email or other technology in civil cases. This applies only when no statute provides a method, or after reasonable diligence using all allowed methods has failed. Plaintiffs must file facts showing every attempt to serve and why each method failed at each likely address. The court sets how proof of service must be shown. These alternative service rules do not apply to lawsuits against a government entity or its agents or employees.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Thomas Umberg

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 173 • No: 0

Senate vote • 8/25/2025

Item 270 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 6/30/2025

Item 29 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/24/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/15/2025

Item 132 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 34 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/6/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 403, Statutes of 2025.

    10/6/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/6/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    9/2/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2253.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    8/25/2025Senate

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

    8/21/2025Senate

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    7/1/2025Senate

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2369.) Ordered to the Senate.

    6/30/2025House

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    6/26/2025House

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

    6/25/2025House

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24).

    6/24/2025House

  11. Referred to Com. on JUD.

    5/29/2025House

  12. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    5/15/2025House

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1089.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    5/15/2025Senate

  14. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    5/8/2025Senate

  15. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 1026.) (May 6).

    5/7/2025Senate

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/8/2025Senate

  17. Set for hearing May 6.

    4/8/2025Senate

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/2/2025Senate

  19. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    3/25/2025Senate

  20. Referred to Com. on RLS.

    1/29/2025Senate

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.

    1/22/2025Senate

  22. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    1/21/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/6/2025

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  • Enrolled

    8/27/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    6/25/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    4/8/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    3/25/2025

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  • Introduced

    1/21/2025

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