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California 20252026

AB 1973

Abortion: authorized procedures.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Abortion, authorizedprocedures
Introduced / first action
2026-02-13 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Business rights: good will.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California. Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of registered nurses, including nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives, by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Board. Existing law generally makes it a public offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or by imprisonment, or both, for a person to perform an abortion without a valid license to practice as a physician and surgeon. As an exception to that prohibition, existing law authorizes a person to perform an abortion by medication or aspiration techniques in the first trimester of pregnancy if they have a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license or certificate under the Medical Practice Act, the Osteopathic Act, the Nursing Practice Act, or the Physician Assistant Practice Act that authorizes the person to perform the functions necessary for abortion by medication or aspiration techniques. 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. The bill would make conforming changes to specified training requirements imposed on nurse practitioners, qualified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and physician assistants to perform those abortions. The bill would require a nurse practitioner or certified nurse-midwife performing a procedural abortion beyond the first trimester to establish, maintain, and follow written procedures that delineate the parameters for consultation, collaboration, referral, and transfer of care to a physician and surgeon, as specified, in cases that require care that is beyond the scope of their education, training, and experience.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 6507.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  12. Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 5133.)

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 13).

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  17. Coauthors revised.

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  21. Read second time and amended.

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  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (April 7).

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  23. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

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  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

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  25. Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.

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  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  27. Read first time. To print.

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