California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 2066: Triggering event: pregnancy.
Vetoed Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Vetoed
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 2066 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Triggering event: pregnancy. Primary sponsor: Celeste Rodriguez (D). It lists 35 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2026): Vetoed by Governor.
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, 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 and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of disability insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan or disability insurer to allow an individual to enroll in or change their health benefit plan as a result of a specified triggering event.
This bill would make pregnancy a triggering event for purposes of enrollment or changing a health benefit plan. Because a willful violation of this provision by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30 · Republican 6
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste Rodriguez | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 43 |
| Dawn Addis | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 30 |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 4 |
| Jasmeet Bains | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 35 |
| Catherine Blakespear | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 38 |
| Mia Bonta | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 18 |
| Anna Caballero | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Lisa Calderon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 56 |
| Jessica Caloza | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 52 |
| Leticia Castillo | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 58 |
| Laurie Davies | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 74 |
| Maria Elena Durazo | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Sade Elhawary | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 57 |
| Timothy Grayson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 9 |
| Heather Hadwick | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 1 |
| Jacqui Irwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 42 |
| Maggy Krell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 6 |
| Caroline Menjivar | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 20 |
| Liz Ortega | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 20 |
| Blanca Pacheco | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 64 |
| Diane Papan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 21 |
| Darshana R. Patel | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 76 |
| Gail Pellerin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 28 |
| Akilah Weber Pierson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 39 |
| Sharon Quirk-Silva | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 67 |
| Eloise Gómez Reyes | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 29 |
| Michelle Rodriguez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 53 |
| Chris Rogers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 2 |
| Blanca Rubio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 48 |
| Kate Sanchez | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 71 |
| José Luis Solache | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 62 |
| Catherine Stefani | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 19 |
| Suzette Martinez Valladares | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Aisha Wahab | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 10 |
| Greg Wallis | Co-sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 47 |
| Lori Wilson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 11 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Vetoed by Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6601.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.