California SB-874 Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment workgroup.(2025-2026)

March 30, 2026 – Oppose unless amended, AB 1575. replaces “consumer” with “person eligible for regional center services” in the Lanterman Act (opposition letter)

March 26, 2026 – Oppose CA AB 2233 is framed as a narrow patient protection addressing missed behavioral health treatment (BHT) sessions. However, the bill’s operative language removes all utilization pacing controls (e.g., weekly caps) on authorized hours over a six-month period. This represents a structural change in utilization management with potential cost growth implications, particularly in the context of heightened federal scrutiny on Medicaid overutilization.

March 17, 2026 – Audit Findings: Medicaid Applied Behavior Analysis Billing Patterns in Texas – March 17, 2026.

March 9, 2026 – Submission to the Office of the Committee for Senate Health and Senate Human Services: Medi-Cal Program Integrity and Patient Safety Oversight. Comment on FB or LinkedIn, or Subscribe to Substack to support our work.

February 26, 2026 – No, Congress Isn’t Authorizing the NIH to Study “Profound Autism” – Memorandum for lawmakers and clinicians

2026 January

New York’s Senate Resolution J01527 transitions from autism “awareness” to autism “acceptance”, because we the autistics have been heard. Comment on FB or Linkedin.

New York’s S7792b  ultimate revision, is about to pass a Communication Bill of Rights, because we the autistics have been heard.

Lack of action signals either low priority, unanswered fiscal concerns, or behind-the-scenes political/advocacy opposition—but these bills are not officially dead until the end of the session, and no detailed opposition or fiscal notes have been publicly filed as of now.

• Not moving this year means nothing passed.

• Can be revived next year: They can be taken up when the session resumes.

• Most bills die quietly in committee due to lack of support rather than open floor defeat.

• Opposition/fiscal analysis rarely published unless scheduled for a floor or committee vote. Detailed opposition and fiscal notes are typically only created once a bill is scheduled for “mark-up” or a fiscal committee hearing, which these bills have not reached.

 

2025-2026 Legislative Year, Tracking by Doogri Institute

Number(s)	Events	Status
NY A7363C / S7792 (Santabarbara) Reaffirms communication bill of rights for nonspeakers, to accept their communication method of choice without arbitrary restriction.	March 25, 2025: Introduced in Assembly; referred to Committee on People with Disabilities Our opposition led to amendments C (active) Our support of amendments C led to passing in the Assembly.	Passed Assembly (June 13, 2025), delivered to the Senate. Has not passed both chambers or been signed by the governor yet.