Abortion in California

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• CAAB2066 2025-2026By Celeste Rodriguez (D) · 35 cosponsors
  Triggering event: pregnancy.

  AI summary Adds pregnancy as a special enrollment triggering event for individual health plans, allowing pregnant individuals to enroll or change coverage outside of open enrollment periods, which expands access to health plans that may cover abortion services.

  ↑Expands abortion accessfunding insurance, other
  Stage: ✕ Vetoed Sep 30: Vetoed by Governor.
• CAAB2540 2025-2026By Catherine Stefani (D) · 10 cosponsors
  Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.

  AI summary Requires public university and community college student health centers to offer or provide access to medication abortion (onsite, via telehealth, referrals, or partnerships), promote awareness, provide information to students, and post availability online, while authorizing funding and reporting on

  ↑Expands abortion accessmedication abortion, funding insurance
  =No change to abortion accessprovider clinic regulation
  Stage: Law Sep 27: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 490, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB2531 2025-2026By Jacqui Irwin (D) · 4 cosponsors
  Public health: abortion services.

  AI summary Expands state grant funding for uncompensated abortion and contraception services to low-income and veteran patients who lack coverage, increasing affordability and access to abortion care.

  ↑Expands abortion accessfunding insurance, other
  Stage: Law Sep 27: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 489, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1973 2025-2026By Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) +1 · 3 cosponsors
  Abortion: authorized procedures.

  AI summary 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.

  ↑Expands abortion accessprovider clinic regulation
  Stage: Law Sep 27: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1930 2025-2026By Rick Zbur (D) · 3 cosponsors
  Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.

  AI summary Requires notice to the CA Attorney General and a delay before complying with out-of-state subpoenas or requests for information on abortion (unless exempted), allowing the AG to potentially notify affected individuals or intervene, so more protection against interstate enforcement actions that seek,

  ↑Expands abortion accesstravel interstate shield
  Stage: Law Sep 26: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 468, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB54 2025-2026By Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) +1 · 13 cosponsors
  Access to Safe Abortion Care Act.

  AI summary Reaffirms legality of mailing, shipping, transporting, and administering mifepristone or any lawful medication abortion drug, and shields providers and individuals from civil, criminal, or disciplinary liability for such actions (including retroactively), so more legal access to medication abortion.

  ↑Expands abortion accessmedication abortion
  Stage: Passed one chamber Aug 30: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McNerney.
• CAAB2735 2025-2026By Rick Zbur (D)⚠ check quote
  Reproductive health care.

  AI summary Expands the stated purpose of the Reproductive Health Equity Program to ensure abortion and contraception are affordable for all patients regardless of ability to pay, in addition to being accessible.

  ↑Expands abortion accessfunding insurance
  Stage: Filed Feb 21: From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
• CAAB67 2025-2026By Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) · 5 cosponsors
  Attorney General: Reproductive Privacy Act: enforcement.

  AI summary Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate, enjoin, and impose civil penalties up to $25,000 for violations of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which protects against liability for pregnancy-related actions, thereby strengthening enforcement of abortion access protections.

  ↑Expands abortion accessother, travel interstate shield
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB551 2025-2026By Maggy Krell (D) +1
  Reproductive Health Emergency Preparedness Program.

  AI summary Establishes a grant program to expand access to abortion care (including medication abortion and aspiration techniques) in emergency departments, along with related reproductive health services.

  ↑Expands abortion accessother, medication abortion, provider clinic regulation
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB547 2025-2026By David Tangipa (R)
  Personal Income Tax Law: credits: in vitro fertilization.

  AI summary Expands the state tax credit for IVF expenses (broadened definition of qualified expenses, later start date, higher income limits, extended duration), increasing financial support and access to IVF procedures.

  ↑Expands abortion accesspersonhood ivf
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB1500 2025-2026By Pilar Schiavo (D)
  Sexual and reproductive health information.

  AI summary Expands the state's online resource hub to cover a broader range of sexual and reproductive health information beyond just abortion services, including federal evidence-based guidelines, data, and materials that were removed, with more frequent updates and stakeholder input.

  ↑Expands abortion accessother, travel interstate shield
  Stage: ✕ Failed Feb 2: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
• CAAB50 2025-2026By Mia Bonta (D)
  Pharmacists: furnishing contraceptives.

  AI summary The bill does not change rules on public funding, insurance coverage mandates, or reimbursement requirements for contraceptives.

  ↑Expands abortion accessmedication abortion
  =No change to abortion accessfunding insurance
  Stage: Law Sep 26, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 135, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB260 2025-2026By Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) +1 · 18 cosponsors
  Sexual and reproductive health care.

  AI summary Expands protections and access for medication abortion (including mifepristone) by shielding providers, pharmacists, clinics, and facilities from liability or discipline for off-label use, dispensing without certain labels, manufacturing, transport, and related acts lawful in CA; requires insurance/

  ↑Expands abortion accessmedication abortion, travel interstate shield, provider clinic regulation, funding insurance
  Stage: Law Sep 26, 2025: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2025.
• CAAB968 2025-2026By Tasha Boerner Horvath (D)
  Contraceptives.

  AI summary Expands pharmacist authority to furnish emergency contraception (a form of medication abortion) and other contraceptives without standardized protocols in some cases, and allows up to 12-month supplies, increasing access to medication abortion.

  ↑Expands abortion accessmedication abortion, other, provider clinic regulation
  Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 13, 2025: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Pérez.

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