California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 2448: Medical information: confidentiality.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 2448 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical information: confidentiality. Primary sponsor: Marc Berman (D), Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2026.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), generally prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or subscriber without first obtaining an authorization, unless a specified exception applies. Existing law makes a violation of the CMIA that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient punishable as a misdemeanor. Existing law requires specified businesses that electronically store or maintain medical information on the provision of sensitive services on behalf of a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, contractor, or employer to develop capabilities, policies, and procedures, on or before July 1, 2024, to enable certain security features, including limiting user access privileges and segregating medical information related to gender affirming care, abortion and abortion-related services, and contraception, as specified.
This bill would also require those specified businesses to enable the above-specified capabilities, policies, and procedures for those security features, as specified. Because the bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, it 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 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Berman | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 23 |
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 16 |
| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 4 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 607, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).
- 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 8. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and HEALTH.
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 16. Page 4992.)