Existing law requires all health care providers and laboratories to report cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to the local health officer and requires the local health officer to report unduplicated HIV cases to the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires public health records related to HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) , containing personally identifying information, that were developed or acquired by a state or local public health agency, or an agent of that agency, to be confidential and not disclosed, except as otherwise provided by law for public health purposes or pursuant to a written authorization by the person who is the subject of the record or by their guardian or conservator. Existing law authorizes certain state or local public health officials to disclose those records to other local, state, or federal public health agencies or to medical researchers when the confidential information is necessary to carry out specified duties of the agency or researcher, including in the investigation, control, or surveillance of disease.
California SB 504 (20252026) — Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.
Existing law requires all health care providers and laboratories to report cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to the local health officer and requires the local health officer to report unduplicated HIV cases to the State Department of Public Health. Existing law requires public health records related to HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) , containing personally identifying information, that were developed or acquired by a state or local public health agency, or an agent of that agency, to be confidential and not disclosed, except as otherwise provided by law for public health purposes or pursuant to a written authorization by the person who is the subject of the record or by their guardian or conservator. Existing law authorizes certain state or local public health officials to disclose those records to other local, state, or federal public health agencies or to medical researchers when the confidential information is necessary to carry out specified duties of the agency or researcher, including in the investigation, control, or surveillance of disease.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB504 Laird et al. Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 504 Laird Senate Third Reading By Mark González — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Laird — primary (person)
Cabaldon — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Jackson — coauthor (person)
Mark González — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Pérez — coauthor (person)
Solache — coauthor (person)
Ward — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2025-02-26 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-17 Set for hearing March 26.
2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 566.) (March 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-03 Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 835.) (April 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-29 Set for hearing May 5.
2025-05-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1050.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-08 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-05-29 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P. referral-committee
2025-06-12 June 17 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-20 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-25 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.
2025-08-25 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-02 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2988.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-09 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2715.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 766, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e11a354d-72c1-46e3-88e9-9a06396a6b9b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).