California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2311
Health care districts: employment.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Schiavo (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Sharp-Collins (Democratic)
- Grove (Republican)
- Valladares (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, restricts the employment of physicians and surgeons or doctors of podiatric medicine by a corporation or other artificial legal entity to entities that do not charge for professional services rendered to patients and are approved by the Medical Board of California, subject to specified exemptions. Existing law, the Local Health Care District Law, regulates the organization and management of health care districts. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information and charges it with various duties related to health planning and research development.
This bill would, until January 1, 2037, establish an exemption to the general prohibition described above by authorizing health care districts and nonprofit corporations with a health care district as its sole corporate member that own or control a general acute care hospital to employ physicians and surgeons and charge for professional services, provided specified conditions are met, including prohibiting the health care district or nonprofit corporation, and any hospital under its ownership or control, from interfering with, controlling, or otherwise directing the professional judgment of a physician or surgeon. The bill would require a health care district or nonprofit corporation that employs licensees and charges for professional services under the bill to publish an annual report, as provided, on their internet website that includes data about the ability of general acute care hospitals under their ownership and control to recruit and retain physicians and surgeons, as specified.
Text versions
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered· Sep 18, 2026
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled· Aug 30, 2026
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 13, 2026
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate· Jul 2, 2026
- 05/19/26 - Amended Assembly· May 19, 2026
- 02/19/26 - Introduced· Feb 19, 2026
- AB2311
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 House | AB 2311 Schiavo Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 25, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2311 Schiavo et al. By Laird | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 15, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 26, 2026 House | AB 2311 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Business and Professions] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 299, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 18, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 3, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 26, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6582.). - Aug 25, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 25, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). - Aug 17, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 26, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.) - May 19, 2026 · House
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.) - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - May 14, 2026 · House
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) - May 13, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.