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Assembly committee advances bill to allow 12‑month dispensing of prescription hormone therapy and codify federal nondiscrimination protections
Summary
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee voted to pass SB 418 as amended to the Appropriations Committee after testimony that the measure would ensure continuity of medically approved hormone therapy and codify Section 1557 nondiscrimination protections into state law.
Senator Menjivar presented SB 418 to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Oct. 26, 2025, proposing two main changes: codifying Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act into state law and requiring pharmacists to dispense up to a 12‑month supply of prescriptive hormone therapy when medically approved and authorized by a provider.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure would replicate prior California law expanding 12‑month dispensing for contraceptives and would codify nondiscrimination protections in health programs and activities that receive government funding. Senator Menjivar told the committee the changes were intended to…
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