Governor Newsom has Signed 15 of Assemblymember Bauer- Kahan’s Ambitious Bills into Law
Fifteen of Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s historic bills highlighting AD16 priorities have been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom
Sacramento, CA – Upon the conclusion of the 2021-2022 legislative session, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) has successfully achieved signature of 15 bills into law.
Californians can expect a high-quality mental health crisis response system with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 988, The Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act
(Sacramento) In the final days of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, Governor Newsom has signed the Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act, Assembly Bill 988. This legislation will transform the way California responds to mental health emergencies to ensure those in crisis receive the urgent care they need.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Bill that Ends Harvesting of Mental Health Data
AB 2089 will add HIPAA protections to the sensitive information collected by digital services that provide mental healthcare
Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 2089, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda)’s bill to protect mental health data privacy.
Bauer-Kahan Bill Ending Mental Health Data Harvesting Becomes Law
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ORINDA, CA -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 2089, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda)’s bill to protect mental health data privacy.
If a patient answered certain sensitive mental health questions in a doctor’s office, any information collected would be protected by federal health privacy laws like HIPAA. However, if a patient answered these questions to connect to a mental health provider through an online app, the service could, and does, harvest and sell this information.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s Consumer Protection Bill on Utility-Caused Fires
AB 2083 prohibits utilities from passing on the costs of at-fault legal settlements to ratepayers
Sacramento CA – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s (D-Orinda) AB 2083, which protects ratepayers of electrical companies from their money being used by the company to pay for wildfire settlement agreements.
Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan and Attorney General Bonta’s Groundbreaking Legislation Protecting Digital Information on Abortion
AB 1242 protects digital information stored by California companies
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill AB 1242, sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, has been signed by Governor Newsom and will go into effect immediately. The law forges a legal path to protect reproductive digital information handled by companies headquartered in California.