California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 536
Health care coverage: colorectal cancer screening.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Patterson (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law generally requires a health care service plan contract or a health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, to provide coverage without cost sharing for a colorectal cancer screening test assigned either a grade of A or a grade of B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and for a required colonoscopy for a positive result on a test with those grades.
This bill would additionally require that coverage if the screening test is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and either meets requirements for coverage established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as specified, or is included in the most recently published guidelines from the American Cancer Society.
Text versions
- 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 24, 2025
- 02/11/25 - Introduced· Feb 11, 2025
- AB536
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 25, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 5, 2025 House | AB 536 Patterson Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Held under submission. - Jul 14, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. - May 6, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 5, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1425.) - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). - Apr 9, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.