Amended IN Senate March 14, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1245Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to abortion. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1245, as amended, Kamlager. Abortion care access pilot program. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program.Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions, including the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.This bill would establish, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program for the purpose of expanding and improving access to reproductive and sexual health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require any funds allocated for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program to be used by the County of Los Angeles to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. The bill would authorize the funds to be used for implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including building secure infrastructure, among other things.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Abortion care is a constitutional right and an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.(b) In May 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom reaffirming Californias commitment to ensuring access to reproductive health care services, including abortion.(c) If the United States Supreme Court overturns the protections under Roe v. Wade or allows a previability ban to remain in place, people in over one-half of the states in this country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.(d) California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implementing innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state.(e) The County of Los Angeles accounts for over one-third of all abortions in California and is home to 28 percent of the states population.(f) The County of Los Angeles has made a commitment to health equity and is preparing to become a haven for reproductive health care access.(g) The State of California should create a pilot project in the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of advancing reproductive and sexual health care, specifically abortion, in the county.(h) On January 25, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl to ensure womens access to quality reproductive health care services. Specifically, the board instructed specified county departments, in coordination with reproductive health advocates, to report back with recommendations on actions that should be taken to enable the county and its partners to provide the full array of sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to all county residents who need them, and to ensure that the county continues to lead in its commitment of protecting reproductive rights for all who come to the county for these services.SEC. 2. Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.
Amended IN Senate March 14, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1245Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to abortion. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1245, as amended, Kamlager. Abortion care access pilot program. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program.Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions, including the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.This bill would establish, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program for the purpose of expanding and improving access to reproductive and sexual health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require any funds allocated for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program to be used by the County of Los Angeles to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. The bill would authorize the funds to be used for implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including building secure infrastructure, among other things.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate March 14, 2022
Amended IN Senate March 14, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1245
Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Senator Kamlager
February 17, 2022
An act to add Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to abortion.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1245, as amended, Kamlager. Abortion care access pilot program. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program.
Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions, including the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.This bill would establish, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program for the purpose of expanding and improving access to reproductive and sexual health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require any funds allocated for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program to be used by the County of Los Angeles to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. The bill would authorize the funds to be used for implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including building secure infrastructure, among other things.
Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions, including the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.
This bill would establish, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program for the purpose of expanding and improving access to reproductive and sexual health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles. The bill would require any funds allocated for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program to be used by the County of Los Angeles to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. The bill would authorize the funds to be used for implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including building secure infrastructure, among other things.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Abortion care is a constitutional right and an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.(b) In May 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom reaffirming Californias commitment to ensuring access to reproductive health care services, including abortion.(c) If the United States Supreme Court overturns the protections under Roe v. Wade or allows a previability ban to remain in place, people in over one-half of the states in this country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.(d) California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implementing innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state.(e) The County of Los Angeles accounts for over one-third of all abortions in California and is home to 28 percent of the states population.(f) The County of Los Angeles has made a commitment to health equity and is preparing to become a haven for reproductive health care access.(g) The State of California should create a pilot project in the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of advancing reproductive and sexual health care, specifically abortion, in the county.(h) On January 25, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl to ensure womens access to quality reproductive health care services. Specifically, the board instructed specified county departments, in coordination with reproductive health advocates, to report back with recommendations on actions that should be taken to enable the county and its partners to provide the full array of sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to all county residents who need them, and to ensure that the county continues to lead in its commitment of protecting reproductive rights for all who come to the county for these services.SEC. 2. Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Abortion care is a constitutional right and an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.(b) In May 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom reaffirming Californias commitment to ensuring access to reproductive health care services, including abortion.(c) If the United States Supreme Court overturns the protections under Roe v. Wade or allows a previability ban to remain in place, people in over one-half of the states in this country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.(d) California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implementing innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state.(e) The County of Los Angeles accounts for over one-third of all abortions in California and is home to 28 percent of the states population.(f) The County of Los Angeles has made a commitment to health equity and is preparing to become a haven for reproductive health care access.(g) The State of California should create a pilot project in the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of advancing reproductive and sexual health care, specifically abortion, in the county.(h) On January 25, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl to ensure womens access to quality reproductive health care services. Specifically, the board instructed specified county departments, in coordination with reproductive health advocates, to report back with recommendations on actions that should be taken to enable the county and its partners to provide the full array of sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to all county residents who need them, and to ensure that the county continues to lead in its commitment of protecting reproductive rights for all who come to the county for these services.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Abortion care is a constitutional right and an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.(b) In May 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom reaffirming Californias commitment to ensuring access to reproductive health care services, including abortion.(c) If the United States Supreme Court overturns the protections under Roe v. Wade or allows a previability ban to remain in place, people in over one-half of the states in this country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.(d) California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implementing innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state.(e) The County of Los Angeles accounts for over one-third of all abortions in California and is home to 28 percent of the states population.(f) The County of Los Angeles has made a commitment to health equity and is preparing to become a haven for reproductive health care access.(g) The State of California should create a pilot project in the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of advancing reproductive and sexual health care, specifically abortion, in the county.(h) On January 25, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl to ensure womens access to quality reproductive health care services. Specifically, the board instructed specified county departments, in coordination with reproductive health advocates, to report back with recommendations on actions that should be taken to enable the county and its partners to provide the full array of sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to all county residents who need them, and to ensure that the county continues to lead in its commitment of protecting reproductive rights for all who come to the county for these services.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) Abortion care is a constitutional right and an integral part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.
(b) In May 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom reaffirming Californias commitment to ensuring access to reproductive health care services, including abortion.
(c) If the United States Supreme Court overturns the protections under Roe v. Wade or allows a previability ban to remain in place, people in over one-half of the states in this country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.
(d) California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implementing innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state.
(e) The County of Los Angeles accounts for over one-third of all abortions in California and is home to 28 percent of the states population.
(f) The County of Los Angeles has made a commitment to health equity and is preparing to become a haven for reproductive health care access.
(g) The State of California should create a pilot project in the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of advancing reproductive and sexual health care, specifically abortion, in the county.
(h) On January 25, 2022, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl to ensure womens access to quality reproductive health care services. Specifically, the board instructed specified county departments, in coordination with reproductive health advocates, to report back with recommendations on actions that should be taken to enable the county and its partners to provide the full array of sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to all county residents who need them, and to ensure that the county continues to lead in its commitment of protecting reproductive rights for all who come to the county for these services.
SEC. 2. Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.
SEC. 2. Article 7 (commencing with Section 123641) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.
Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.
Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program
Article 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program
123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.(3) Building secure infrastructure.(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.
123641. (a) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program is established for the purpose of expanding and improving access to the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, in the County of Los Angeles.
(b) Funds allocated to the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program shall be used to administer a pilot project to support innovative approaches and patient-centered collaborations to safeguard patient access to abortions, regardless of residency. Funds may be used for the purpose of implementing recommendations from the County of Los Angeles, including, but not limited to, any of the following, as designated by the county:
(1) Providing medically accurate education and training tools to the community.
(2) Providing training to health care workers and abortion providers.
(3) Building secure infrastructure.
(4) Countering misinformation campaigns and providing medically accurate information to health care providers and patients.
(5) Coordinating care and patient support services.
(6) Advancing and improving access to abortion.
It is the intent of the Legislature to create and fund a pilot program in the County of Los Angeles to ensure equitable access to abortion care.