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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 577

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Relating to: funding for the birth defect prevention and monitoring system and making an appropriation. (FE)

Health services department of — Health Maternal and infant care Public employee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Health Services administers a birth defect prevention and surveillance system under which DHS collects and maintains information related to diagnoses of birth defects in children under the age of two. This bill increases the number of authorized DHS positions by 3.3 positions, funded from program revenue, for the purpose of maintaining the birth defect prevention and surveillance system. In addition, under current law, DHS must allocate $95,000 annually for the birth defect prevention and surveillance system. The bill directs DHS to allocate $500,000 annually for the system and provides funding for that purpose.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D)

8 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Subeck (D) , Wall (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mayadev, Prado, Andraca, Joers, Johnson, Miresse, Palmeri, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Wall and Larson

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Nov 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1