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California AB260: Sexual and reproductive health care.

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Assembly
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To Governor
  5. Became Law

Overview

AB260 expands access to sexual and reproductive health care in California, including provisions that appear to facilitate minors' access to gender-affirming medical treatment and reproductive services. The bill modifies laws across multiple codes to remove barriers and confidentiality restrictions.

Law Today

California law currently permits abortion before fetal viability and when necessary to protect the pregnant person's life or health under the Reproductive Privacy Act. Various state laws also regulate pharmacists, health care providers, insurers, and healing arts practitioners in their licensing, prescribing practices, and confidentiality obligations.

If Passed

This bill removes criminal penalties and parental-consent requirements for abortion that courts had struck down; allows pharmacists to dispense medication abortion drugs (like mifepristone) without standard labeling requirements or patient-identifying information; prohibits health care providers, pharmacists, clinics, and insurers from facing discipline or contract termination for providing, transporting, or supporting medication abortion; and mandates insurance coverage for mifepristone even for off-label uses. The bill also shields these providers and practitioners from liability if another state prosecutes them for abortion-related conduct that is lawful in California.

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Should I support this?

  1. Strongly Oppose
  2. This billLikely Oppose
  3. Neutral
  4. Likely Support
  5. Strongly Support

Likely Oppose

For Christian families that value life and parental authority, this bill directly expands abortion access by removing parental-consent requirements, shields abortion providers from any professional or legal accountability, and can compel religiously affiliated insurers and health care entities to facilitate or fund abortion. It materially narrows parental rights and moves California law away from protecting unborn life and conscience rights.

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Likely supporters & opponents

Likely support

  • reproductive-rights advocacy organizations — The bill protects access to safe, effective medication abortion and shields providers from out-of-state legal harassment.
  • women's health and medical associations — Medication abortion is clinically proven safe and removing regulatory barriers expands patient access to this treatment option.
  • civil-liberties groups — The bill protects privacy and medical confidentiality for patients and providers exercising rights recognized by the California Constitution.

Likely opposition

  • pro-life organizations — The bill removes safeguards (including parental notification) and expands access to medication abortion without adequate safety oversight or informed-consent protections.
  • religious-liberty advocates — The bill may force religiously affiliated health care providers and insurers to facilitate or fund abortion services against their moral convictions.
  • conscience-protection groups — Removing disciplinary prohibitions and liability shields for abortion services may pressure health care professionals to act against sincerely held beliefs.

AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.

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Official summary

An act to amend Sections 2519, 2761, 2878, 4076, and 4521 of, to add Sections 687, 850.3, and 4318 to, and to repeal Section 601 of, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 56.110 of the Civil Code, to amend Section 6925 of the Family Code, to amend Sections 1367.21, 1375.61, and 111480 of, and to add Sections 1220.2, 1265.12, and 111376 to, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Sections 10123.195 and 10133.641 of the Insurance Code, to amend Sections 3405 and 4028 of, and to repeal Section 1108 of, the Penal Code, and to amend Sections 220 and 1773 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sexual and reproductive health care, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

Sponsors

  • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
  • Darshana Patel (D)
  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)
  • Marc Berman (D)
  • Jessica Caloza (D)
  • Sabrina Cervantes (D)
  • Robert Garcia (D)
  • Lena Gonzalez (D)
  • Maggy Krell (D)
  • Monique Limon (D)
  • Liz Ortega (D)
  • Diane Papan (D)
  • Gail Pellerin (D)
  • Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
  • Susan Rubio (D)
  • Catherine Stefani (D)
  • Aisha Wahab (D)
  • Akilah Weber Pierson (D)
  • Anamarie Farias (D)

Status timeline

  1. 2025-09-26Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2025.
  2. 2025-09-26Approved by the Governor.
  3. 2025-09-22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. 2025-09-10Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 12. Page 3193.).A
  5. 2025-09-09In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.A
  6. 2025-09-09Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2736.).S
  7. 2025-09-08Read second time. Ordered to third reading.S
  8. 2025-09-05Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.S
  9. 2025-08-29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.S
  10. 2025-08-29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).S
  11. 2025-07-07In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.S
  12. 2025-06-23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.S
  13. 2025-06-18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.S
  14. 2025-06-13Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.S
  15. 2025-06-12From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 11).S
  16. 2025-06-02From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.S
  17. 2025-05-28Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. P. & E.D.S
  18. 2025-05-20In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.S
  19. 2025-05-19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 11. Page 1601.)A
  20. 2025-05-15Read second time. Ordered to third reading.A
  21. 2025-05-14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).A
  22. 2025-04-29From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.A
  23. 2025-04-29Coauthors revised.A
  24. 2025-04-09From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.A
  25. 2025-04-09Coauthors revised.A
  26. 2025-03-18Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.A
  27. 2025-03-17From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.A
  28. 2025-03-17Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B. & P.A
  29. 2025-01-17From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.A
  30. 2025-01-16Read first time. To print.A

H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly