Legislative Action
Back in 2021, Planned Parenthood and UCSF joined forces with top politicians to form the “California Future of Abortion Council.” Their goal? To increase the number of children from across the country aborted in our communities. The council has passed over a dozen laws and continues pushing for more every year. With your passionate input, bad bills can be rejected by our state lawmakers!
The Lawmaking Process
Every California voter is represented by two politicians in the State Capitol: an Assembly Member and a Senator. Their job is to vote on proposed laws based on input from the people living in their districts. You can find the names and contact info of your reps here: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
One place where they might get to lock in their vote is in a Committee Hearing. Committees are small groups that meet on scheduled days to listen to public testimony for and against a list of bills. If a bill passes through all of its assigned committees, it gets to have a Floor Vote where all 40 Senators or all 80 Assembly Members are gathered together. Unlike federal bills in D.C. where a “Senate Version” and “House Version” are debated simultaneously, California bills are handled by one house at a time. Also, a bill can be introduced in either house — you can tell where it started based on the beginning of its name, which never changes: SB for Senate Bill and AB for Assembly Bill.
With this process, there are multiple stages along the way where a bad bill can be stopped or altered for the better before reaching the Governor’s desk for a signature or veto.
Keep scrolling to learn about California’s latest abortion bills
Taking Positions
As you watch press conferences, tune in to committee hearings, and read press releases, use your critical thinking to cut through the rhetoric. We also encourage you to guard against confirmation bias. For example, bills that stop government surveillance of the public and protect medical records are positive, and we should feel comfortable saying that. But again, on the other hand, do bills like that only sound good on the surface? It’s very important to read through the bill itself to discover whether abortion is given any special treatment.
Here are different stances you can take:
Oppose - Instruct your rep to vote no, and educate them on what to say to influence their colleagues
Support - Instruct your rep to vote yes, and tell them why
No Position - If a bill is non-consequential, it’s important to set it aside and focus on the ones which would have an impact
Oppose Unless Amended - Tell your rep to threaten a no vote to pressure authors into removing abortion from otherwise good bills
2024 Bills
By supporting Pro-Life SF, you will get us closer to the day where we can shake up Sacramento. We wish to return to doing a detailed analysis of each bill, providing the public with advance notice on the plans of lawmakers, and organizing county office visits. From there, we wish to expand to new and exciting activities like Capitol Days and Research Workshops. Expand our education & organizing capabilities by joining our monthly support team at prolifesf.com/donate.
Here are a few of this year’s bills along with short summaries. We encourage you to read the full text:
AB 2085 - Designed to expedite the approval process for abortion facilities; made in reaction to citizens who have urged their city councils to block the creation of new abortion facilities
AB 2099 - Increases penalties under the California FACE Act; this would even affect people engaged in nonviolent direct action (Rescuers)
AB 2670 - Creates a public awareness campaign for abortion businesses
SB 1428 - Stockpiling, production, and distribution of the abortion pill Mifepristone
If you wish to register your opposition with the Governor for any of these bills, demand a veto through one of these methods:
Call his office at (916) 445-2841
Leave a voice message or speak to the staff member (it just takes seconds)Or visit gov.ca.gov/contact
Select “An Active Bill” in the dropdown menu and leave a written comment
2023 Bills
On March 13th, the Future of Abortion Council held a press conference that gave insight into their newest bills. At the time, the full text for many of them weren’t even published online. Since then, updates have been made to the Legislative Info website. All the links are gathered below so you can read the bills for yourself. We’ve also sifted through dozens of hours of committee footage to provide you with useful clips.
Note: Pro-Life SF did not have the the resources to report on the entire legislative year. As an all-volunteer team — like we are again today — we were limited in what we could do. The content below was last updated in April 2023 (video clips) and July 2023 (statuses).
by Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Prevents interstate sharing of electronic medical records regarding abortion services.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Health, Privacy
🔹 Hearing held April 11th
Assembly Health: Ayes 11, Noes 3, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Assembly Privacy: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 31st: Ayes 64, Noes 12, No Vote 4
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Judiciary, Health
🔹 Hearing held June 27th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 10, Noes 1, No Vote 0
🔹 Hearing held July 12th
Senate Health: Ayes 10, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
2) AB 254: Confidentiality of Medical Info
by Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Protects info that is held in repro and sexual health apps.
POSITION
Research still being done. Tentative Support.
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Health, Privacy
🔹 Hearing held March 14th
Assembly Health: Ayes 13, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Assembly Privacy: Ayes 10, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 10th
Ayes 15, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 22nd: Ayes 76, Noes 0, No Vote 4
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Judiciary, Health
🔹 Hearing held June 13th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 9, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Hearing held July 5th
Senate Health: Ayes 11, Noes 1, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
3) AB 793: Privacy - Reverse Demands
by Mia Bonta
Prevents digital surveillance re: web searches for abortion services and proximity to abortion rallies.
POSITION
Research still being done. Tentative Support.
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Public Safety, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held April 11th
Assembly Pub. Safety: Ayes 7, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Assembly Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 0, No Vote 3
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 12, Noes 2, No Vote 2
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On June 1st: Ayes 54, Noes 15, No Vote 11
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Public Safety, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 27th
Senate Public Safety: Ayes 4, Noes 1, No Vote 0
🔹 Judiciary hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
4) AB 1646: Physicians & Surgeons - Training
by Stephanie Nguyen
Includes an expansion of abortion by allowing graduate med students from other states to come to CA to practice for up to 90 days.
POSITION
Oppose Unless Amended
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Business & Professions
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Ayes 13, Noes 3, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 10th
Ayes 12, Noes 3, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 18th: Ayes 61, Noes 13, No Vote 6
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Business
🔹 Hearing held June 19th
Ayes 9, Noes 3, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Call, write, and visit your Senator’s office
Script:
“As your constituent, I’m telling you to vocally oppose AB 1646 until the bill is changed. Stop enabling abortion businesses.”
5) AB 1707: Health Professionals & Facilities
by Blanca Pacheco
Ensures that abortion providers cannot be denied hospital staff and medical staff privileges.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Business & Professions, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held April 11th
Assembly Business: Ayes 14, Noes 2, No Vote 2
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Assembly Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 10th
Ayes 12, Noes 2, No Vote 2
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 22nd: Ayes 62, Noes 12, No Vote 6
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Business, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 19th
Senate Business: Ayes 9, Noes 1, No Vote 3
🔹 Hearing held July 6th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 9, Noes 1, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
6) AB 710: Crisis Pregnancy Centers
by Pilar Schiavo
Will launch a public awareness campaign about “the facts about actual pregnancy care” in order to combat pregnancy centers. The author disgustingly vilified pregnancy centers, broad-brush style, during the press conference.
POSITION
Oppose
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Placed on Suspense File
🔹 Bill held under submission
This means the bill is defeated for now!
Keep an eye out: it could re-emerge next year
7) AB 598: Sexual Health Education
by Buffy Wicks
Requires students in grades 7 to 12 to be taught how and where to obtain abortions during different stages of pregnancy. Recent amendments may have modified this.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Education
🔹 Hearing held April 12th
Ayes 5, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 31st: Ayes 64, Noes 16, No Vote 0
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Education
Hearing cancelled twice; not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
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8) AB 1432: Health Insurance - Policy
by Wendy Carrillo
Forces out of state insurance companies that provide care to Californians to cover abortion.
Makes sure that out-of-state insurance companies which cover Californians follow state law by paying for abortion.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 10th
Ayes 12, Noes 3, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 18th: Ayes 61, Noes 13, No Vote 6
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held June 21st
Ayes 10, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
9) AB 1194: Privacy Rights Act - Exemptions
by Wendy Carrillo
Closes loopholes that threaten privacy of people who search abortion, contaception, pregnancy care, prenatal care online.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Privacy
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Ayes 8, Noes 1, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 10th
Ayes 12, Noes 2, No Vote 2
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 22nd: Ayes 64, Noes 8, No Vote 8
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 20th
Ayes 10, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
10) AB 90: Contraceptive Device Coverage
by Cottie Petrie-Norris
This bill was not spoken about during the press conference. It’s not even about abortion at all. It seems oddly placed in the Abortion Council’s bill package, as if it was only included to make their victory list look longer.
POSITION
No Position
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held March 21st
Assembly Health: Ayes 13, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 No additional status updates will be posted here
11) AB 571: Medical Malpractice Insurance
by Cottie Petrie-Norris and Buffy Wicks
Prohibits insurers from denying coverage for liability for damages that arise from offering, performing, or rendering abortions. In other words, the bill makes sure that abortion providers can access malpractice insurance so they can keep their doors open and keep aborting children.
POSITION
Oppose
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Insurance, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held April 12th
Assembly Insurance: Ayes 10, Noes 2, No Vote 2
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Assembly Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 3, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 31st: Ayes 63, Noes 14, No Vote 3
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Insurance, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 28th
Senate Insurance: Ayes 4, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held July 11th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 9, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Call, write, and visit your Senator’s office
Script:
“As your constituent, I’m telling you to vote no on AB 571.”
12) AB 576: Medi-Cal - Reimbursement For Abortion
by Akilah Weber, M.D.
This bill was not spoken about during the press conference. It would require the Department of Health to fully reimburse providers for medication abortion given to medi-cal recipients. In other words, it makes the abortion pill free for low-income people.
POSITION
Oppose
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held April 11th
Ayes 10, Noes 4, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 1
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 31st: Ayes 62, Noes 16, No Vote 2
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held June 28th
Ayes 10, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Placed on Suspense File by vote July 10th
Next hearing not yet scheduled
Call, write, and visit your Senator’s office
Script:
“As your constituent, I’m telling you to vote no on AB 576.”
13) AB 1481: Medi-Cal - Presumptive Eligibility
by Tasha Boerner and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
During the Q&A section of the press conference, it was stated that this bill exists in the Abortion Council’s package to “prevent delay in access to vital care for those who are expecting, regardless of health coverage status.”
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Ayes 13, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
Suspense File hearing - no testimony is made
Ayes 12, Noes 0, No Vote 4
🔹 Assembly Floor Vote
On May 25th: Ayes 66, Noes 1, No Vote 13
🔹 Sent to the Senate
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Health
🔹 Hearing held July 12th
Ayes 10, Noes 0, No Vote 2
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your senator in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
14) SB 36: Out-Of-State Criminal Charges
by Nancy Skinner
Includes provisions that would protect criminal abortionists. It would do so by putting penanties on bail agents who would turn in providers and dispensers in California if they’ve aborted a child in a state where it's illegal.
POSITION
Oppose Unless Amended
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Public Safety and Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held March 14th
Senate Public Safety: Ayes 4, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
Placed on Suspense File by vote after testimony May 1st
🔹 Held in committee and under submission
This means the bill is defeated for now!
Keep an eye out: it could re-emerge next year
15) SB 345: Health Care Services - Protected Activities
by Nancy Skinner
It appears to protect businesses outside of California that dispense abortion prescriptions. It would also remove the phrases “unborn children” and “unborn person” from existing laws. Several paragraphs were just added to the bill — but all that was said at the press conference is that it would give abortion access to Californians who are abroad in anti-abortion states.
POSITION
Oppose Unless Amended
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Public Safety and Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held April 18th
Senate Public Safety: Ayes 4, Noes 0, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held April 25th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
Placed on Suspense File by vote after testimony May 8th
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
The second, vote-only hearing
Ayes 5, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Senate Floor Vote
On May 31st: Ayes 32, Noes 8, No Vote 0
🔹 Sent to the Assembly
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Judiciary, Public Safety
🔹 Hearing held July 5th
Asm. Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Hearing held July 11th
Asm. Public Safety: Ayes 6, Noes 1, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Call, write, and visit your Assembly Member’s office
Script:
“As your constituent, I’m telling you to vocally oppose SB 345 until the bill is changed. Stop enabling abortion businesses.”
16) SB 385: Physician Assistant Practice - Abortion By Aspiration
by Toni Atkins
This bill was not spoken about during the press conference. Appears to remove barriers in Califronia law for training abortionists in aspiration (vacuum) techniques.
POSITION
Oppose
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 2 committees: Business, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held April 10
Senate Business: Ayes 10, Noes 3, No Vote 0
🔹 Hearing held April 18
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 9, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
🔹 Hearing was originally set for May 1st
Chairman ordered the bill directly to the Senate Floor
🔹 Senate Floor Vote
May 8th: Ayes 28, Noes 8, No Vote 4
🔹 Sent to the Assembly
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Business & Professions, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 20th
Asm. Business & Professions: Ayes 13, Noes 4, No Vote 2
🔹 Hearing held June 27th
Asm. Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Call, write, and visit your Assembly Member’s office
Script:
“As your constituent, I’m telling you to vote no on SB 385.”
17) SB 487: Abortion - Provider Protections
by Toni Atkins
This bill was not spoken about during the press conference. It adds to the law which that says that civil lawsuits from other states are invalid. It protects not just abortion performers but abortion “providers” in general. This would include dispensers of drugs rather that just those involved in surgical abortion.
POSITION
Research still being done
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held March 28th
Ayes 8, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 New additional committee referral: Health
🔹 Hearing held April 19th
Ayes 9, Noes 2, No Vote 1
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
Placed on Suspense File by vote May 1st
🔹 Hearing held May 18th
The second, vote-only hearing
Ayes 5, Noes 2, No Vote 0
🔹 Senate Floor Vote
May 24th: Ayes 31, Noes 8, No Vote 1
🔹 Sent to the Assembly
🔹 Referred to 2 policy committees: Health, Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held June 27th
Asm. Health: Ayes 11, Noes 4, No Vote 0
🔹 Hearing held July 11th
Asm. Judiciary: Ayes 8, Noes 3, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
Hearing not yet scheduled
Is your assembly member in this committee?
Call, write, or visit them to share your position
18) AB 315: False advertising - Abortion
by Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
This bill was not spoken about during the press conference or included in the list read out in the beginning — even though it’s about abortion. It shares some similarities with AB 710. Thankfully, both bills died in committee.
POSITION
Oppose
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 policy committee: Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held March 21st
Ayes 8, Noes 3, No Vote 0
🔹 Referred to Appropriations
An extra hurdle for bills with a fiscal impact
🔹 Hearing postponed
🔹 Bill held under submission
This means the bill is defeated for now!
Keep an eye out: it could re-emerge next year
Passed Bills
by Nancy Skinner and Toni Atkins
Senate Resolution 9 would decry the overturning of Roe v Wade and call on the President of the United States to pass laws expanding the practice of abortion across the country — on behalf of the entire population of California.
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 1 committee: Judiciary
🔹 Hearing held January 17th
Senate Judiciary: Ayes 9, Noes 1, No Vote 1
🔹 Floor Vote held January 23rd
Passed: Ayes 31, Noes 6, No Vote 3
by Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
House Resolution 6, just like SR9, applauds Roe v Wade and calls on the President of the United States to pass laws expanding the practice of abortion across the country.
STATUS
🔹 Referred to 0 committees
🔹 Floor Vote held January 23rd
Passed: Ayes 61 (coauthors)
2022 Bills
1) SB 1142: Abortion Network Act
By: Senators Caballero and Skinner
Introduced: February 16, 2022
Senate Bill 1142 would establish the creation of a statewide “public service campaign” to inform people how and where they can access abortion. It would also create the Abortion Practical Support Fund, giving nonprofits and abortion facilities the ability to fund people’s travel to and within California, along with lodging and childcare back home, in order to make abortions happen.
STATUS
Referred to Senate Committees:
Health - Passed 4/6/22
Judiciary - Passed 4/19/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/2
Senate Floor - Passed 5/25/22
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Health - Passed 6/21/22
Judiciary - Passed 6/28/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
2) AB 2320: Targeting the Marginalized Act
By: Assembly Member C. Garcia
Introduced: February 16, 2022
Assembly Bill 2320 would require the CA Health and Human Services Agency to fund five abortion-providing community health clinics representing various regions of the state.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committee:
Health - Passed 4/5/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Assembly Floor:
Passed 5/23/22
Referred to Senate Committee:
Health - Passed 6/15/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/25/22
Governor’s Desk - Vetoed on 9/22/22
3) AB 1666: Declining Enforcement of Laws Act
By: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan
Introduced: January 19, 2022
Assembly Bill 1666 prohibits California courts from enforcing any civil action against people who aid or abet the procurement of illegal abortions in Texas or other states.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Judiciary - Passed 3/15/22
Health - Passed 4/5/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/23/22
Referred to Senate Committee:
Judiciary - Passed 6/14/22
Senate Floor - Passed 6/23/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 6/24/22
4) AB 2223: Pregnancy Loss Protections & DIY Abortion Act
By: Assembly Members Wicks and Mullin
Introduced: February 15, 2022
Assembly Bill 2223 is arguably the most dangerous bill here. Why? Though pro-lifers may choose to support this bill or be cautiously neutral on it, very extreme language was in the text! According to the original wording of Section 7, this bill would EXPLICITLY prevent investigations into the deaths of born children — giving a pass to acts of infanticide, which are an unfortunate reality in our society.
Wicks slightly amended the text to try to remove that problem, but issues still remain with wording. The bill needs to definitively exclude infant death due to abuse or neglect. Another topic of importance here is self-managed abortion. If this bill becomes law, it would approve dangerous — even late-term — at-home abortions.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Judiciary - Passed 4/5/22
Health - Passed 4/19/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/26/22
Referred to Senate Committees:
Judiciary - Passed 6/14/22
Health - Passed 6/30/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
5) SB 1375: Lowering Safety Standards Act
By: Senator Atkins & Assembly Member Wood
Introduced: February 18, 2022
Senate Bill 1375 removes doctor oversight requirements for nurses who abort children. Current law allows nurse practicioners to use vacuum aspiration techniques, but only in the presence of a lisenced physician. This total disregard for the well-being of clients (aka “patients”) reveals the greed of those making money off of abortion.
STATUS
Referred to Senate Committees:
Business, Prof. and Econ. Dev. - Passed 4/4/22
Judiciary - Passed 4/19/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Senate Floor - Passed 5/25/22
Referred to Assembly Committee:
Business & Professions - Passed 6/21/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/3/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
6) AB 1918: Abortionist Corps Act
By: Assembly Member Petrie-Norris & Senator Becker
Introduced: February 09, 2022
Assembly Bill 1918 promises scholarships and debt relief to people in med school who pledge to become abortionists in their future careers.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Health - Passed 4/19/22
Higher Education - Passed 4/26/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/26/22
Referred to Senate Committee:
Health - Passed 6/30/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/25/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
7) SB 1245: Los Angeles Abortion Capacity Act
By: Senator Kamlager
Introduced: February 17, 2022
Senate Bill 1245 would create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure that the region’s capacity for abortion appointments increases.
STATUS
Referred to Senate Committees:
Health - Passed 4/6/22
Judiciary - Passed 4/26/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Senate Floor - Passed 5/25/22
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Health - Passed 6/21/22
Judiciary - Passed 6/28/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
8) AB 2091: Subpoena Shield Act
By: Assembly Member Bonta
Introduced: February 14, 2022
Assembly Bill 2091 benefits those who aid and abet abortions, shielding them from lawsuits through a change of law surrounding subpoenas.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Judiciary - Passed 4/5/22
Health - Passed 4/26/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/11/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/26/22
Referred to Senate Committees:
Judiciary - Passed 6/14/22
Health - Passed 6/29/22
Appropriations - Ordered to Senate 8/8/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/31/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/31/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
9) AB 2134: Additional Abortion Funding Act
By: Assembly Members Weber and C. Garcia
Introduced: February 15, 2022
Assembly Bill 2134 would create an additonal public funding stream for abortion and require religious emloyers (e.g. houses of worship) to advertise it to their employees.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committee:
Health - Passed 4/26/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/26/22
Referred to Senate Committees:
Health - Passed 6/22/22
Judiciary - Passed 6/28/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
10) AB 2586: Abortion Task Force Act
By: Assembly Member C. Garcia
Introduced: February 18, 2022
Assembly Bill 2586 would deploy members of the Department of Public Health to research “abortion disparity” and come up with solutions to help increase abortion across multiple populations.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committee:
Health - Passed 4/19/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/19/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/23/22
Referred to Senate Committee:
Health - Passed 06/22/22
Appropriations - Passed 8/11/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/29/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/30/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
11) AB 2626: License to Abort Act
By: Assembly Members Calderon and Mullin
Introduced: February 18, 2022
Assembly Bill 2626 protects California medical workers who abort the children of out-of-state parents from professional reprimands, even when their actions are in violation of the laws of those other states.
STATUS
Referred to Assembly Committees:
Business & Professions - Passed 4/5/22
Health - Passed 4/26/22
Appropriations - Passed 5/11/22
Assembly Floor - Passed 5/23/22
Referred to Senate Committees:
Business, Prof. and Econ. Dev. - Passed 6/13/22
Health - Passed 6/30/22
Appropriations - Ordered to Senate 8/8/22
Senate Floor - Passed 8/31/22
Concurrence Vote - Passed 8/31/22
Governor’s Desk - Signed into Law 9/27/22
12) AB 2698: Edit the RPA Act
By: Assembly Member Friedman
Introduced: February 18, 2022
Assembly Bill 2698 involves a minor edit to California’s core Abortion Law, the Reproductive Privacy Act. We kept an eye on it for any amendments, which were never added.
Though this bill won’t be moving forward, SCA 10 (now known as Proposition 1) is the new method by which politicians would change abortion law — and in a very drastic way.
Senate Constitutional Amendment 10
This bill would expand aborton until birth for any reason in California through a change to the State Constitution.
Assembly Floor:
Passed 6/27/22
Senate Floor:
Passed 6/20/22
It was placed on the November 2022 ballot under the name “Proposition 1” and received a majority of votes through deceptive campaigning.
Older Bills Revived in 2022
SB 245: The Mandatory Abortion Payment Act
By: Senators Gonzalez, Kamlager, and Leyva
Introduced: January 22, 2021
Senate Bill 245 forces health insurance companies to cover the cost of abortions in full, making it a criminal offense to charge co-payments or deductibles.
As a result, it places more abortion funding onto the shoulders of all policy holders, who are already forced to participate in abortion through Medi-Cal. It also has a coercive effect by prioritizing abortion over pregnancy care.
STATUS
Approved by Senate 6/1/21
Shelved by Assembly committee 8/26/21
Approved by Assembly 3/17/22
Governor’s Desk:
Signed into Law 3/22/22
AB 657: Abortion Fast Track
By: Assembly Member Cooper
Introduced: February 12, 2021
Assembly Bill 657 would require state medical boards to expedite the licensing process for applicants who intend to be involved with abortion.
STATUS
Approved by Assembly 6/1/21
Failed in Senate committee 7/6/21
Approved by committee 6/27/22
Postponed by committee 7/27/22
Approved by Senate 8/25/22
Senate Amendments approved 8/31/22
Governor’s Desk:
Signed into Law 9/27/22
AB 1242: Limiting Law Enforcement
By: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Bonta, and C. Garcia
Introduced: February 19, 2021
Assembly Bill 1242 would prevent officers from cooperating with or providing information to entities in other states regarding CA abortion business that act in violation of those states’ laws.
STATUS
Approved by Assembly 6/1/21
Approved by Senate committee 7/6/21
Ordered to inactive file 8/23/21
From inactive file 6/13/22
Approved by Senate 8/30/22
Senate Amendments approved 8/31/22
Governor’s Desk:
Signed into Law 9/27/22