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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 987: California Health Access Fund.

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

SB 987 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: California Health Access Fund. Primary sponsor: Akilah Weber Pierson (D). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and 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 establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is in part governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions.

Existing federal law, enacted on July 4, 2025, sets forth various changes to different health care programs, including certain requirements for Medicaid eligibility with regard to work or community engagement reporting, redeterminations, and cost sharing, among other factors, for certain Medicaid populations pursuant to a specified implementation timeline.

This bill would create the California Health Access Fund, to be administered by the department. Under the bill, moneys in the fund would include deposits, through any applicable transfers made by the Legislature, equal to the amount of any savings to the state resulting from decreased enrollment in the Medi-Cal program caused by enrollment barriers created by the above-described federal law.

Under the bill, moneys in the fund would, upon appropriation, be used to ensure that California residents losing health care coverage due to the impacts of the federal law or due to any other divestments from the health care system can continue to receive health care services and that health care providers are reimbursed for these services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Akilah Weber PiersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39

“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. May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. Set for hearing May 14.
  3. April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  4. Set for hearing April 13.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3689.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Set for hearing March 25.
  7. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
  8. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
  9. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

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