AB 836 — Midwifery Workforce Training Act.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-11
Latest action: — Secretary of State
Sponsors
- Stefani, Catherine (D, CA-19) — sponsor
- Bonta, Mia (D, CA-18) — cosponsor
- Haney, Matt (D, CA-17) — cosponsor
- Addis, Dawn (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (D, CA-4) — cosponsor
- Pellerin, Gail (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Schiavo, Pilar (D, CA-40) — cosponsor
- Becker, Josh (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie (R, CA-19) — cosponsor
- Wahab, Aisha (D, CA-10) — cosponsor
- Blakespear, Catherine S. (D, CA-38) — cosponsor
- Richardson, Laura (D, CA-35) — cosponsor
- Wiener, Scott D. (D, CA-11) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · 1 — Read first time. To print.
- · 3 — From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- · 2 — Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- · 5 — From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
- · 30 — Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- · 6 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- · 304 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
- · 8 — From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23).
- · 23 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- · 41 — Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 1856.)
- · 112 — In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- · 2 — Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- · 114 — From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- · 6 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- · 300 — In committee: Referred to suspense file.
- · 23 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- · 97 — Ordered to special consent calendar.
- · 126 — Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- · 23 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- · 124 — Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2602.).
- · 64 — In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- · 65 — Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 3112.).
- · 77 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- · 80 — Approved by the Governor.
- · 79 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 597, Statutes of 2025.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefani, Catherine (D, state_lower CA-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Addis, Dawn (D, state_lower CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (D, state_lower CA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Becker, Josh (D, state_upper CA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Blakespear, Catherine S. (D, state_upper CA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bonta, Mia (D, state_lower CA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Haney, Matt (D, state_lower CA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie (R, state_upper CA-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pellerin, Gail (D, state_lower CA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Richardson, Laura (D, state_upper CA-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Schiavo, Pilar (D, state_lower CA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Wahab, Aisha (D, state_upper CA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Wiener, Scott D. (D, state_upper CA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no