Summary
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
Existing law requires, on and after January 1, 2023, a student health center on a California State University or University of California campus to offer abortion by medication techniques, as specified. Existing law establishes the College Student Health Center Sexual and Reproductive Health Preparation Fund to be administered by the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and continuously appropriates the moneys in that fund to the commission for specified activities related to providing abortion by medication techniques at student health centers.
This bill would require a student health center on a California State University or University of California campus, on or before January 1, 2028, to promote awareness of the services for abortion by medication techniques that the student health center offers, provide information on those services to students, and post the availability of those services on its internet website.
This bill would require a community college that has a student health center, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to, on and after January 1, 2028, offer the same abortion by medication techniques as described above, promote awareness of those services, provide information on those services to students, and post the availability of those services on its internet website. The bill would require the commission to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2029, that includes, but is not limited to, specified information relating to abortion by medication techniques at community college student health centers.
Bill text versions
Legislative Journey
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor
- Passed Chamber 1
- Passed Chamber 2
- Signed
Feb 20, 2026
Read first time. To print.
HouseFeb 21, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
HouseMar 16, 2026
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HIGHER ED.
HouseMar 16, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
HouseMar 17, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
HouseMar 27, 2026
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
House