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Home/Bills/SB 403California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 403: End of Life Option Act: sunset.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 8, 2025

What SB 403 does, verified December 8, 2025

The End of Life Option Act will remain in effect indefinitely. The law allows adults who meet certain qualifications to request aid-in-dying drugs to end their life. To be eligible, an individual must be a resident of the state and have a terminal disease, as determined by their attending physician. The law also makes certain violations of the act a crime, including coercing or exerting undue influence on an individual to request or ingest an aid-in-dying drug. The state will not be required to reimburse local agencies and school districts for the costs associated with the law.

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2025. (2025-10-03)Alert me
Recent actions37 total · showing 5
Oct. 03, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 315, Statutes of 2025.
Oct. 03, 2025Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 23, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Sep. 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 2986.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Sep. 12, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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