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AB-1422 • 2026

Health and care facilities: clinics: licensing.

Health and care facilities: clinics: licensing.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Elhawary
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Died at Desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status of 'Died at Desk' means it did not become law.

Health Clinics Licensing Changes

AB-1422 makes small updates to the rules for licensing health clinics without changing how clinics are licensed or what they need to do.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the rules for getting a license to run a clinic.
  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing provisions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Clinics that want to get a license from the state
  • The people who check if clinics meet the rules

Terms To Know

licensing
Getting permission from the government to run a business or facility.
technical changes
Small updates that do not change how things work, but make the rules clearer.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly what technical changes will be made.
  • It is unclear if and when these changes will actually happen since the bill died at the governor's desk.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Died at Desk.

  2. 2025-02-24 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2025-02-22 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  4. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1422, as introduced, Elhawary.
Health and care facilities: clinics: licensing.
Existing law provides for the licensing of certain health facilities, including clinics, and prescribes certain requirements for applicants seeking to obtain a license for such a facility.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Current Bill Text

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