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California AB1500: Sexual and reproductive health information.

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Overview

AB 1500 requires California schools to provide medically accurate sexual and reproductive health information to students. The bill directly affects what schools teach about sexuality and reproductive matters.

Law Today

California law (the Reproductive Privacy Act and Section 123430 of the Health and Safety Code) currently requires the state to establish and maintain an internet website providing information on abortion services, including provider locations, practical support services, and payment resources. The website must be updated every 6 months.

If Passed

The bill would require the State Department of Public Health to partner with a California-based nonprofit organization to update and maintain the abortion information website and expand it to include broader sexual and reproductive health information (such as contraception, clinical guidelines, and educational materials). The website would be updated at least every 3 months instead of every 6 months, and the state would conduct public awareness campaigns to promote the website. The bill also creates stakeholder and community workgroups to guide content decisions, and requires an annual legislative report on the website's reach and impact.

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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 valuing parental rights and the sanctity of life, this bill is harmful because it expands state-funded promotion of abortion services and reproductive information directed at minors (including youth community workgroup input) without requiring parental consent or notice, and it increases public funding and awareness campaigns for abortion access—contrary to pro-life convictions and parental authority over children's health education.

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Likely supporters & opponents

Likely support

  • Sexual and reproductive health advocacy organizations — Expanding access to medically accurate, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information counters misinformation and helps Californians, including minors, understand their legal rights and available services.
  • Public health organizations — A regularly updated, professional resource combats health misinformation and improves public health outcomes by ensuring timely access to evidence-based information.
  • Community-based organizations serving underserved populations — Including community voices in workgroups and expanding resources ensures marginalized groups with historical barriers to care receive relevant, accessible information.

Likely opposition

  • Religious organizations and pro-life groups — The bill expands state promotion of abortion services and reproductive health information in a way that conflicts with religious teachings on the sanctity of life and parental authority over minors' health education.
  • Parental-rights advocates — The inclusion of information targeted to minors without parental involvement or notification infringes on parents' constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

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 Section 123430 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to sexual and reproductive health.

Sponsors

  • Pilar Schiavo (D)

Status timeline

  1. 2026-02-02From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.A
  2. 2026-01-31Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.A
  3. 2025-05-23In committee: Held under submission.A
  4. 2025-04-23In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.A
  5. 2025-04-09From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.A
  6. 2025-04-01Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.A
  7. 2025-03-28From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.A
  8. 2025-03-28Referred to Com. on HEALTH.A
  9. 2025-02-24Read first time.A
  10. 2025-02-22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.A
  11. 2025-02-21Introduced. To print.A

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