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Senate Health Committee advances nine bills, including measures on hunger data, acupuncture access and parity protections
Summary
After establishing a quorum the Senate Health Committee moved multiple bills out of committee — including AB 17 34 (Count Hunger Act), AB 19 49 (acupuncture visits), AB 20 11 (mental‑health parity, moved 8–2), AB 2 041 (EMS reporting), and AB 27 06 (cannery reform); several items were placed 'on call' during roll taking.
The California State Senate Health Committee heard nine bills and, after establishing quorum, moved several measures out of committee.
Key outcomes: • Consent calendar (file items 1, 3, 6 — AB 1571, AB 1864, AB 1956): placed and approved on the consent calendar in committee. • AB 17 34 (Count Hunger Act): Moved as amended and re‑referred to the Committee on Education after testimony from the bill author and food‑security advocates. • AB 19 49 (acupuncture/Medi‑Cal): Moved as amended and referred to Appropriations following broad practitioner and community support. • AB 19 10 (postpartum pelvic floor health): Moved as amended and re‑referred to Appropriations. • AB 20 11 (mental‑health parity): Committee voted to move the bill as amended; roll call recorded 8 ayes, 2 noes amid industry opposition concerned about active federal litigation. • AB 20 41 (dispatcher/EMS reporting) and AB 27 06 (cannery law modernization): Both were moved as amended and referred to Appropriations; witnesses provided operational and industry support.
Throughout the session members requested additional conversations on complex items, particularly AB 20 11, and some items were temporarily placed "on call" during roll taking. The committee adjourned after reporting each bill out of committee.
