SB 497
Legally protected health care activity.
Became law · by Wiener · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Senate floor, 2025-09-10: (PASS), 30 ayes, 10 noes, 0 not voting · Unfinished Business SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Aye (30): Aisha Wahab D, Akilah Weber Pierson D, Angelique Ashby D, Anna Caballero D, Benjamin Allen D, Bob Archuleta D, Caroline Menjivar D, Catherine Blakespear D, Christopher Cabaldon D, Dave Cortese D, Eloise Gómez Reyes D, Henry Stern D, Jerry McNerney D, Jesse Arreguín D, John Laird D, Josh Becker D, Laura Richardson D, Lena Gonzalez D, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas D, Maria Elena Durazo D, Melissa Hurtado D, Mike McGuire D, Monique Limón D, Sabrina Cervantes D, Sasha Renée Pérez D, Scott Wiener D, Stephen Padilla D, Susan Rubio D, Thomas Umberg D, Timothy Grayson D
No (10): Brian Jones R, Kelly Seyarto R, Marie Alvarado-Gil R, Megan Dahle R, Roger Niello R, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh R, Shannon Grove R, Steven Choi R, Suzette Martinez Valladares R, Tony Strickland R
Who lobbied on it
21 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name SB 497 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Pfizer Inc. · AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA · AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS - DISTRICT IX · APLA HEALTH & WELLNESS · BET TZEDEK LEGAL SERVICES · CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY · CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS · CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS · CHILDREN NOW · California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists · ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · EQUALITY CALIFORNIA · LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER · OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. · Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest · Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund · SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION · Teladoc Health, Inc. · UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | Sen Judiciary Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | (PASS) | 11 | 2 |
| 2025-04-29 | Sen Public Safety Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-05-12 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-05-23 | Sen Appropriations Do pass as amended | (PASS) | 5 | 1 |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate floor Senate 3rd Reading SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause | (PASS) | 28 | 10 |
| 2025-06-17 | Asm Judiciary Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | (PASS) | 9 | 2 |
| 2025-07-15 | Asm Public Safety Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 7 | 1 |
| 2025-08-29 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 11 | 4 |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly floor SB 497 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Ward | (PASS) | 61 | 17 |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate floor Unfinished Business SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence | (PASS) | 30 | 10 |