California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1973 Abortion: authorized procedures.

Direction

Abortion provider clinic regulationAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Removes the first-trimester limit on non-physician providers (NPs, CNMs, PAs) performing abortions by medication or aspiration, and adds a consultation/transfer protocol requirement only for procedural abortions beyond the first trimester, so more abortions can be performed by these providers.

This bill would instead authorize a person to perform an abortion if they are authorized under those acts to perform an abortion and would delete the restriction that the abortion be performed only in the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Law

Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2026-09-27: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
Filed: 2026-02-13
Sponsor: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry D, Buffy Wicks D + 3 cosponsors (3 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands the scope of practice for non-physician providers to perform abortions without gestational limits (previously restricted to first trimester for medication/aspiration), while adding a specific procedural safeguard requirement for post-first-trimester cases; both changes substantively address provider-clinic-regulation under abortion with mixed directions.

Related bills

AB2540 Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.Expands abortion access No change to abortion access Law
AB551 Reproductive Health Emergency Preparedness Program.Expands abortion access Expands abortion access Failed
AB260 Sexual and reproductive health care.Expands abortion access Expands abortion access Law
AB968 Contraceptives.Expands abortion access Expands abortion access Passed one chamber

Hearings and calendar

2026-04-07 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Business And Professions Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-04-21 13:30 · Hearing · Assembly Health Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-05-13 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-06-08 10:30 · Hearing · Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2100
2026-06-22 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200
2026-08-10 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-04-07	A	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]	14-4	Passed
2026-04-21	A	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	11-4	Passed
2026-05-13	A	Do pass	11-4	Passed
2026-05-18	A	AB 1973 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading	53-16	Passed
2026-06-08	S	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	7-3	Passed
2026-08-25	S	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1973 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Pérez	29-10	Passed
2026-08-25	A	AB 1973 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments	59-17	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-02-13
Amended 2026-03-19
Amended 2026-04-08
Amended 2026-08-03
Enrolled 2026-08-27
Chaptered 2026-09-27

History (28 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-09-27		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-27		Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-31		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-25	A	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 6507.).
2026-08-25	A	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 5737.).
2026-08-25	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).
2026-08-11	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-10	S	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-08-03	S	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-17	S	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-08	S	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-27	S	Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-05-18	S	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-18	A	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 5133.)
2026-05-14	A	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-13	A	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 13).
2026-05-13	A	Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06	A	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-22	A	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09	A	Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-04-08	A	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-07	A	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (April 7).
2026-03-23	A	Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-03-19	A	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19	A	Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.
2026-02-14	A	From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13	A	Read first time. To print.