AB 302 (Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon)
Oppose Unless Amended
Introduced on Jan. 23.
AB 302 would make changes to the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act to prohibit health care providers or their affiliates from sharing, selling, or using medical information not necessary to provide health care services to patients for marketing purposes. It would also prohibit sharing of medical information with an out-of-state court or law enforcement if the court order contradicts California law.
SB 44 (Umberg, D-Santa Ana)
Oppose Unless Amended
To be heard in the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 44 would require using collected neural data only for its intended purpose. The bill would also require that a covered provider delete neural data when the purpose for which it was intended is complete.
SB 691 (Wahab, D-Silicon Valley)
Support if Amended
Introduced on Feb. 21. To be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee.
SB 691 would require each law enforcement agency that has a body-worn camera policy to update that policy by July 1, 2026, to prohibit personnel wearing body-worn cameras from intentionally recording a person undergoing a medical or psychological evaluation, procedure, or treatment.