California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 558: Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 558 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts. . Primary sponsor: Stephen Padilla (D). Most recent recorded action (July 14, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 53, Statutes of 2025.
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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 Local Health Care District Law, authorizes the organization and incorporation of local health care districts and specifies the powers of those districts, including, among other things, the power to establish, maintain, and operate, or provide assistance in the operation of, one or more health facilities or health services, including, but not limited to, outpatient programs, services, and facilities; retirement programs, services, and facilities; chemical dependency programs, services, and facilities; or other health care programs, services, and facilities and activities at any location within or without the district for the benefit of the district and the people served by the district.
Existing law forms a local health care district in the County of Imperial, designated as the Imperial Valley Healthcare District, that includes all of the County of Imperial. Existing law requires the initial board of directors of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District to be appointed from and by specified bodies, including among others, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Board of Directors, and the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District Board of Directors. Following the appointment of the initial board of directors, existing law requires the board of directors to adopt a resolution to divide the Imperial Valley Healthcare District into voting districts for the purpose of electing members of the board of directors from and by the electors of those voting districts. Existing law prohibits a member of the initial board of directors from being eligible to become an elected board member of a district for the first round of elections.
This bill would instead authorize a member of the initial board of directors to become the first elected member for a voting district if the member is otherwise eligible for the position and is elected by the electors of that voting district.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Padilla | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
“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 53, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 a.m.
- In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2341.) Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18).
- Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
- From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1038.) (May 7).