Your voice on nursing legislation in California.

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  

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