Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s 2026 Legislative Package Advances

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) celebrated her twelve-bill legislative package continuing to advance through the legislature. The bills now head to the Senate, where they will face their next votes. Together, they reflect the Assemblymember's commitment to fighting for affordable health care, economic security for families and children, and safe, thriving communities across the East Bay and California.

"Every week, I hear from constituents worried about losing their health care, parents wondering if they'll be able to give their children a better life, and everyday Californians who want to live in a safe and just community. My legislative package fights for those families. Whether it's MAGA extremists stripping away Medi-Cal or corporate interests blocking accountability, I will not back down. This package delivers lower costs, stronger communities, and a brighter future for the East Bay and all of California," said Assemblymember Mia Bonta.

Children and Families

• AB 1969: It Takes a Village Act of 2026

Integrated communities help children thrive. AB 1969 creates a California Coordinated Neighborhood and Community Services grant program to fund and strengthen neighborhood "cradle to career" networks across the state, integrating services and supports so that every child, regardless of zip code, has a real shot at economic mobility.

• AB 1709 ( Joint Authored with Asm. Lowenthal): Ensuring Our Kids Are Safe Online

This bill establishes a statewide minimum age of 16 for social media platforms with addictive design features, requires meaningful age verification, and mandates deletion of accounts belonging to users under 16. The bill also creates an e-Safety Advisory Commission under the Attorney General building a modern regulatory structure to protect youth from addictive digital environments.

• AB 2651: Informed Parents, Healthy Schools Act

Parents deserve to know whether their child's school has vaccination rates high enough to prevent the spread of disease. AB 2651 requires schools to notify parents when campus vaccination rates fall below the level needed for herd immunity, giving families the information they need to make informed decisions to protect their kids.

• AB 350: Respecting Fluoride for Kids Act

Tooth decay is one of the most common, and preventable, childhood health problems in California. AB 350 expands access to fluoride varnish treatments for children, so that more kids can get basic preventive dental care regardless of their family's income.

Economic Justice & Corporate Accountability

• AB 1979: Health care services: Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence tools are showing up in health care faster than the rules governing them. AB 1979 ensures that direct-to-consumer AI health apps that use your medical records are subject to meaningful oversight, and prohibits health facilities from using AI to replace the professional judgment of a licensed health care provider. Technology should assist human clinicians, not replace them.

• AB 1996: No More Child Poverty Act

California is one of the wealthiest states in the nation, yet too many of its children grow up in poverty. AB 1996 establishes a California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council charged with developing and evaluating policies to cut overall child poverty in the state by 50 percent within ten years.

Health

• AB 2161: California Implementation of Federal H.R.1 Medi-Cal Eligibility Rules

HR 1 imposes new paperwork and work-reporting requirements on Medi-Cal recipients, rules that research consistently shows will cause people to lose coverage not because they aren't working, but because of bureaucratic hurdles. AB 2161 ensures California doesn't extend those requirements further than federal law demands, protecting coverage for millions of Californians who rely on Medi-Cal.

• AB 2348: Maintaining & Strengthening CalAIM

CalAIM, California's transformative Medi-Cal reform, delivers real results: keeping people housed, connecting them to healthy food, and reducing costly emergency room visits. This program has proven to be cost effective and this bill will uphold the state's commitment to Community Supports and Enhanced Care Management, helping California realize the tremendous promise of CalAIM.

• AB 2368: Indigent health care: information and planning

As federal cuts push more uninsured Californians toward county emergency health programs, counties need a plan and the public needs information. AB 2368 requires counties to develop and submit plans to the state on how they'll meet increased demand for indigent health care, while also creating a public-facing website where Californians can find out what safety-net health services are available in their county.

East Bay Priorities

• AB 1153: Funding Clean Streets Act

Abandoned recreational vehicles left on public streets create serious public health, safety, and environmental hazards in East Bay neighborhoods and our local governments often lack the funding to address them. AB 1153 gives public entities new tools to secure additional funding to remove and properly dispose of abandoned RVs, keeping our streets and neighborhoods cleaner and safer.

Shared Safety

• AB 2434: Visitor Protections and Safety Act

Decades of research confirm that maintaining family connections reduces recidivism and supports rehabilitation. AB 2434 protects in-person visits at correctional facilities by ending invasive searches of visitors, preventing last-minute visit cancellations, and ensuring we have a streamlined process that works.

• AB 2624: Immigrant Services Providers Privacy Protection

People who work to help immigrant communities should not have to fear being doxxed for doing so. AB 2624 extends existing tools to immigrant service providers shielding them from having their personal information publicly exposed and gives them real legal tools to prevent and respond to targeted harassment.

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Assemblymember Mia Bontarepresents California's 18^th Assembly District encompassing the East Bay including Oakland, Alameda, and Emeryville. She also serves as chair of the Assembly Health Committee and the California Legislative Children's Caucus.

Courtesy photos can be found HERE.