(1) Existing law requires that each death be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths in the district in which the death was officially pronounced or the body was found. Existing law establishes the required contents of the death certificate, including, but not limited to, the decedent's name, sex, race, and other relevant identifying and medical information. Existing law requires that the medical and health section data and the time of death be completed and attested to by the physician and surgeon last in attendance or, in the case of a patient in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, by the physician and surgeon last in attendance or by a licensed physician assistant meeting certain qualifications. Existing law also requires the individuals responsible for completing a death certificate to specify certain information on the certificate, including the time they last saw the deceased person alive. Existing law requires a physician and surgeon, physician assistant, or other specified individuals to immediately notify the coroner when they have knowledge of a death occurring under specified circumstances, including where suicide is suspected. A violation of that requirement is a crime.
California AB 583 (20252026) — Death certificates.
(1) Existing law requires that each death be registered with the local registrar of births and deaths in the district in which the death was officially pronounced or the body was found. Existing law establishes the required contents of the death certificate, including, but not limited to, the decedent's name, sex, race, and other relevant identifying and medical information. Existing law requires that the medical and health section data and the time of death be completed and attested to by the physician and surgeon last in attendance or, in the case of a patient in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, by the physician and surgeon last in attendance or by a licensed physician assistant meeting certain qualifications. Existing law also requires the individuals responsible for completing a death certificate to specify certain information on the certificate, including the time they last saw the deceased person alive. Existing law requires a physician and surgeon, physician assistant, or other specified individuals to immediately notify the coroner when they have knowledge of a death occurring under specified circumstances, including where suicide is suspected. A violation of that requirement is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 583 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 583 Pellerin Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pellerin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-12 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-13 From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-02-24 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-04-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-07 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-08 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1477.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-21 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-06-30 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-07-01 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-07-03 From Consent Calendar.
2025-07-03 Ordered to third reading.
2025-07-17 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2391.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-02 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2875.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb85c476-9b8b-401c-9b11-2491ca856cd3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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