ANA\California is actively engaged in legislation that impacts patient care, the nursing workforce, and healthcare system accountability. Below is a full update on the bills we are supporting, opposing, and monitoring, and their current status in the legislative process. Supporting AB 2575 (Ortega) – Healthcare Services: Artificial Intelligence This bill addresses how AI is used in healthcare settings, requiring transparency and clear pathways for patients to connect with a h

Support Dear Chair Bonta,   On behalf of our members and supporters, the undersigned organizations write today to   enthusiastically support AB 2302 (C. Rodriguez), Food Safety: Infant Formula. With our   collective expertise in children’s health, environmental health, and consumer safety, we urge the   California Legislature to take this critical step in protecting babies from heavy metal   contaminants in the infant formula they rely on to thrive.   Background and Context  

Part 6 of the Nursing Regulations Guide. What You’ll Learn How legislation, regulation, and institutional policy connect and influence one another. The nurse’s role in monitoring implementation and ensuring new rules work as intended. How healthcare institutions translate regulations into internal policies. How to sustain advocacy after regulations are finalized. Why It Matters Passing a bill or adopting a regulation is not the end of advocacy. It is the start of implementati

Part 5 of the Nursing Regulations Guide. What You’ll Learn When and how nurses can participate in the rulemaking process. How to identify opportunities to submit public comments or testify at hearings. How to write effective, evidence-based input that influences regulation. How to collaborate with ANA\California and other organizations to amplify impact. Why It Matters Advocacy does not end when a bill becomes law. In many ways, it begins there. The regulatory phase is where

Part 4 of the Nursing Regulations Guide What You’ll Learn How to find the laws and regulations that govern nursing practice in California. The difference between statutes  (found in the California Codes) and regulations  (found in the California Code of Regulations, or CCR). How to connect a statute to its implementing regulation. How to read and interpret citations and references used in official regulatory documents. Why It Matters You cannot influence what you cannot find.

Part 3 of the Nursing Regulations Guide. What You’ll Learn The stages of California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and how regulations are created, revised, and finalized. The public’s role in rulemaking and how nurses can participate effectively. How to locate, read, and track regulatory proposals that impact nursing practice. What happens after a rule is approved and how it becomes enforceable. Why It Matters Once a bill becomes law, the work of defining how it functi

Part 2 of the Nursing Regulations Guide. What You’ll Learn The state agencies responsible for regulating nursing in California. How the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) fits into the larger system of government. How these agencies develop, enforce, and interpret regulations that affect your practice. Where and how nurses can connect with agency work to influence change. Why It Matters Understanding who creates and enforces regulations is key to understanding how nursing prac

Part 1 of the Nursing Regulations Guide. What You’ll Learn The relationship between laws (statutes), regulations (rules), and policies that shape nursing practice in California. How laws set broad frameworks while regulations define the details. How this process determines what nurses can do, how they do it, and who oversees compliance. When and where nurses can participate in shaping regulatory outcomes. Why It Matters A legal or regulatory decision shapes every part of your

Feb 27, 2026  The Honorable Linda McMahon  Secretary of Education  U.S. Department of Education  400 Maryland Avenue, SW  Washington, D.C. 20202  Submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov   RE: Reimagining and Improving Student Education [ED–2025–OPE–0944]   Dear Secretary McMahon,   The American Nurses Association\California (ANA\C) urges the U.S. Department of Education (ED)  to include post-baccalaureate nursing programs as ‘professional’ degrees. ANA\C is a bi-parti

For release: 10 a.m. ET 2/25/2026 Media Contact: Lisa Robinson-626-6084 lrobinson@aap.org Broad Coalition Voices Support for AAP's Vaccine Recommendations The 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule was released on Jan. 26, 2026, and is formally endorsed by 12 medical and healthcare organizations. Today, more than 230 organizations issue the following statement in support of AAP's schedule: “Today, our organizations are comi

A joint letter was sent to Congress urging that they reject the chemical lobby's push to gut chemical safety protections in the Toxic Substances Control Act. December 16, 2025 Shelley Moore Capito Chair Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Sheldon Whitehouse Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S Senate Washington, DC 20510 Senators Capito and Whitehouse, Representatives Guthrie and Pallone Brett Guthrie Chair Commit

12/8/2025 Nurses Associations in West Coast Health Alliance States Oppose ACIP Decision on Hepatitis B Immunization  The Washington State Nurses Association, Oregon Nurses Association, American Nurses Association/California, and the Hawai’i-American Nurses Association oppose the decision by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to remove its longstanding newborn Hepatitis B immunization recommendation. We stand by the West Coast Health Alliance as well

September 9, 2025 Dear Governors Ferguson, Green, Kotek, and Newsom, On behalf of the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), Hawai‘i...

We are thrilled to announce the newest members of our Advocacy Institute Fellowship Class of 2025!

08/12/2025 A coalition of 16 state nurses’ associations express profound concerns regarding recent reports  that U.S. Department of...

The American Nurses Association\California (ANA\California) expresses deep concern over the White House’s AI Action Plan and its implications for healthcare delivery, workforce stability, and patient safety.

July 22, 2025 Sacramento, CA — The American Nurses Association\ California (ANA\California) has released a first-of-its-kind LGBTQIA+...