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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1648: Public health: California Epilepsy Program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1648 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public health: California Epilepsy Program. Primary sponsor: Michelle Rodriguez (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): In committee: Held under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to conduct a program of epidemiological assessments of the incidence of Parkinson’s disease and establish a system for the collection of information determining the incidence of Parkinson’s disease. Existing law encourages the department to convene a task force comprised of researchers with expertise in Parkinson’s disease, advocates for patients with Parkinson’s disease, and other individuals with relevant expertise to provide support and advice for the implementation and funding of the program. Existing law requires the director to establish a statewide system for the collection of information determining the incidence of Parkinson’s disease.

This bill would require the department to establish the California Epilepsy Program for the purposes of epidemiological assessments of the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy and seizures. The bill would require the department to convene an advisory panel comprised of specified individuals to provide support and advice for the implementation of the program. The bill would authorize the department to seek private or public funding and to spend those funds for the purposes of the program, and would authorize the department to contract with various entities for the purposes of collecting and collating data. The bill would require the department to analyze available data, to prepare and publish reports on its internet website as necessary, and to publish on its internet website a listing of agencies that offer services to individuals affected by epilepsy, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle RodriguezPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly53
Stephanie NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly10
Blanca RubioCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly48
Rick Chavez ZburCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee: Held under submission.
  2. Coauthors revised.
  3. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  5. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  6. From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.
  7. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page