Senate Health Committee – California Globe

‘Not An Accident’ Bill Advances in Senate Committee on 9-0 Vote

April 13, 2026 5:00 amApril 13, 2026 5:01 am

Victims’ families, advocates, and lawmakers gathered Wednesday at the California State Capitol to support Senate Bill 1071, as families testified that their loved ones were killed in impaired driving and drug-related crimes but are still officially recorded as “accidents” on...

CA Senate Passes ‘Transgender-Inclusive Health Care’ Bill

May 24, 2022 2:08 pm

A bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to require doctors and health care staff to complete cultural humility training to provide “trans-inclusive health care” just passed the California Senate, 28-6. It now heads to the Assembly for policy...

Bill To Require Doctors Training for Transgender Patients Passes Sen. Health Committee

April 9, 2022 2:40 amApril 11, 2022 11:02 am

A bill to require doctors to receive training for providing inclusive care for transgender and intersexed Californians passed 8-2 in the Senate Health Committee earlier this week. Senate Bill 923, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would specifically require...

Two More California Cities Preparing To Ban Flavored Tobacco and Vape Products

September 27, 2021 7:37 pmSeptember 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Californians have heard the constant anti-vaping ads, claiming that flavored nicotine vape products disproportionately attract teen users and need to be outlawed. In 2019, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law a vaping ban, passed 11-0 by the county board...

Bill To Establish State Policy on Mental Health Crisis in Schools Passes Sen. Committee

April 22, 2021 2:55 pm

A bill that would create a statewide policy to develop a statewide approach on dealing with the mental health crisis in schools passed unanimously in the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 525, authored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield),...

Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passed in Senate Committee

April 7, 2021 2:28 amApril 9, 2021 3:49 pm

A bill that would legalize possession of several psychedelic drugs, such as LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms, was passed by the Senate Public Safety Committee 4-1 on Tuesday. Senate Bill 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would make...

Women’s Hygiene Products Ingredient List Bill Close To Senate Approval

August 4, 2020 1:57 pmAugust 7, 2020 11:19 am

On Monday, a bill to require all women’s health and menstrual products in California to come with clear labeling and ingredient lists was sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee following months of near-universal approvals in the Assembly and other Senate...