AB-356 • 2026

Health care districts: County of San Diego.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Patel
Last action: 2025-07-10
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on the exact changes that will result from the report's findings.

Health Care Study Group in Northern San Diego

This law requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to create a working group that will study health care services in northern San Diego County and report their findings by June 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to convene a working group to study health care services in the northern part of San Diego County.
Specifies that the working group must include representatives from certain health care districts and other relevant entities.
Directs the working group to submit a report with their findings and recommendations by June 1, 2026.
Repeals these provisions on June 1, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Health Care Access and Information
Health care districts in northern San Diego County
Other entities involved with health care services

Terms To Know

Local Health Care District Law: A law that allows local areas to establish groups for managing health care services.
Department of Health Care Access and Information: An agency responsible for overseeing various health programs related to infrastructure, policy, and planning in California.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact changes that will be made based on the report's findings.
It is unclear how much input from local communities will be included in the study group's work.

Bill History

2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-06-26 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-24 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and L. GOV.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 4. Page 1970.)
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-18 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-01-31 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
2025-01-30 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 356, as amended, Patel.
Health care districts: County of San Diego.
Existing law, The Local Health Care District Law, authorizes the organization, incorporation, and management of local health care districts. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs related to health care infrastructure, such as health policy and planning, health professions development, and facilities design review and construction, among others.
This bill would require the department to convene a working group to study and make recommendations regarding the provision of health care services in the northern San Diego region. The bill would require that the working group include representatives of certain health care districts, among other entities, and that it issue a report to the Legislature, on or before June 1, 2026, with its findings and
recommendations. The bill would repeal these provisions on June 1, 2030.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the northern region of the County of San Diego.

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