Who sponsors AB 1843?

AB 1843 is sponsored by Elhawary, Sade (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 1843 — Communicable diseases: hepatitis C.

Last action September 10, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 11, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses issues related to hepatitis C and communicable diseases.

This bill focuses on the management and response to hepatitis C as a communicable disease. It seeks to enhance awareness and strategies related to the disease.

Summary

Communicable diseases: hepatitis C.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/27/26 - Chaptered html September 27, 2026
Enrolled 09/03/26 - Enrolled html September 03, 2026
Amended 08/26/26 - Amended Senate Current pdf August 26, 2026
Amended 08/21/26 - Amended Senate html August 21, 2026
Amended 06/08/26 - Amended Senate pdf June 08, 2026
Amended 03/02/26 - Amended Assembly pdf March 02, 2026
Introduced 02/11/26 - Introduced pdf February 11, 2026
AB1843 View text html

Action History

September 10, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 14.).
August 30, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 30, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).
August 27, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 26, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 24, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 21, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 04, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 03, 2026
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
June 25, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 09, 2026
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
June 08, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
June 03, 2026
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
May 21, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 21, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 5178.)
May 07, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 06, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (May 6).
April 22, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
March 03, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
March 02, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
February 23, 2026
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, P. & C.P. and JUD.
February 12, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
February 11, 2026
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Elhawary, Sade Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 1843 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 31, 2026

Passed 60 Yea · 14 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	56	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	3	14	0	2
Total	60	14	0	5
% of votes cast	76%	18%	0%	6%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Not Voting
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Not Voting
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Not Voting
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Yea
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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3rd Reading AB1843 Elhawary By Wiener

August 30, 2026

Passed 30 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	1	8	0	1
Total	30	8	0	2
% of votes cast	75%	20%	0%	5%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 24, 2026

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	1
Total	8	1	0	2
% of votes cast	73%	9%	0%	18%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 1843 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

May 21, 2026

Passed 57 Yea · 13 Nay · 10 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	55	0	0	4
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	1	13	0	6
Total	57	13	0	10
% of votes cast	71%	16%	0%	13%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Not Voting
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Not Voting
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Yea
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Not Voting
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Not Voting
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 06, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	1
Republican	0	2	0	2
Total	10	2	0	3
% of votes cast	67%	13%	0%	20%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Not Voting
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Not Voting
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Not Voting
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 21, 2026

Passed 12 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	12	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	2
Total	12	2	0	2
% of votes cast	75%	13%	0%	13%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Not Voting
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1843 do?: Communicable diseases: hepatitis C.
Who sponsors AB 1843?: AB 1843 is sponsored by Elhawary, Sade (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1843?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 11, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 1843
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 11, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Elhawary, Sade

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