BILL NUMBER: SR 55INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Jackson JULY 3, 2014 Relative to reproductive health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST WHEREAS, California has always prioritized women's health care; and WHEREAS, Any decisions to use contraceptives should be made by a woman in consultation with her health care providers and not her employer; and WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has previously recognized in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) 505 U.S. 833, 856, that " t]he ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives"; and WHEREAS, There is concern that corporations may attempt to misuse the precedent set by Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014) 573 U.S. ____ to unduly restrict women's health care options or seek religious exemptions from other generally applicable laws; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate of the State of California recognizes the critical importance of a continued commitment to reproductive health care and access; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.