CA AB 1973
enactedAbortion: authorized procedures.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1973 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1973 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1973 about?
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.
Who sponsors CA AB 1973?
Aguiar-Curry is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1973, joined by 5 cosponsors.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Aguiar-Curryauthor
- Wicksauthor
- : Pellerincoauthor
- Calozacoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 6507.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-10
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-08-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-17
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2026-05-18
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 5133.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-13
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-09
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-07
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (April 7).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-19
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-02-14
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-08Compare
- 08/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-03Compare
- 08/27/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-27Compare
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
2026-04-07 · pass · 14-4
Member-level votes (19)
- Elhawary: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Haney: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Macedo: no
- Johnson: no
- Hadwick: no
- Chen: no
- Alanis: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (16)
- Patel: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Addis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Patterson: no
- Chen: no
- Sanchez: no
- Johnson: no
- Carrillo: other
Do pass.
2026-05-13 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: no
- Tangipa: no
- Hoover: no
- Ta: no
AB 1973 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 53-16
Member-level votes (80)
- Ransom: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ward: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Soria: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Berman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Papan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Hart: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Patel: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Krell: yes
- Fong: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Castillo: no
- Lackey: no
- Macedo: no
- Flora: no
- Sanchez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Patterson: no
- Ellis: no
- Hadwick: no
- Johnson: no
- Ta: no
- DeMaio: no
- Davies: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Chen: no
- Hoover: no
- Dixon: other
- Gallagher: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Stefani: other
- Alanis: other
- Carrillo: other
- Arambula: other
- Calderon: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lee: other
- Wicks: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-08 · pass · 7-3
Member-level votes (11)
- Archuleta: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: no
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Umberg: other
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