California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 785 — Parentage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 539, Statutes of 2019.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate gamete banks, defined as tissue banks that collect, process, store, or distribute gametes, including facilities that provide professional reproductive services. Existing law requires a gamete bank licensed in this state, for gametes collected on or after January 1, 2020, to collect certain identifying information and medical information from a gamete donor, including the donor's full name, date of birth, and address. Existing law also requires a gamete bank to obtain a declaration from the gamete donor stating whether the donor agrees to disclose the donor's identity to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information. This bill would require a gamete bank to collect and maintain, in addition to the identifying information and medical information described above, any other contact information provided by the donor at the time of the donation and records of gamete screening and testing. The bill would also require a gamete bank that receives gametes collected by another gamete bank to collect and retain contact information for the gamete bank from which the gametes were received, and to disclose that information to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information. The bill would exempt from these requirements gametes collected from a donor whose identity is known to the recipient of the gametes at the time of the donation. Existing law prescribes the duties of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (State Registrar) and local registrars of births and deaths with respect to the registration of certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and marriage licenses. Existing law prescribes the information to be listed on a certificate of live birth. Existing law prohibits, if the parents are not married to each other, the father's name from being listed on the birth certificate unless the father and mother sign a voluntary declaration of paternity at the hospital before the birth certificate is submitted for registration. Existing law prohibits the birth certificate from being amended to add a father's name at a later date unless paternity has been established in court. This bill, instead, would prohibit the name of the person identified by the woman giving birth as either the only possible genetic parent other than the woman who gave birth or the intended parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction from being listed on the birth certificate unless the woman who gave birth and the person identified by the woman giving birth as either the only possible genetic parent other than the woman who gave birth or the intended parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction sign a voluntary declaration of parentage. The bill would authorize the birth certificate to be amended to add another parent's name at a later date only if parentage is established by a court. This bill also makes technical and conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 539, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3420.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3370.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2759.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  12. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  13. Ordered to the Senate.

  14. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.

  15. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  16. Enrolled measure version corrected.

  17. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2202.).

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

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

  25. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1476.)

  26. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  27. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  30. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  32. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  34. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  35. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  36. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 785 Bloom Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52000
Democratic 22000
Republican 5000
Total 79000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mathis — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chu — Yea
Ting — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Wood — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB785 Bloom By Beall

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB785 Bloom By Beall

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Monning — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 785 Bloom Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46002
Republican 7000
Democratic 23002
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7000
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 5000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 785 do?
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate gamete banks, defined as tissue banks that collect, process, store, or distribute gametes, including facilities that provide professional reproductive services. Existing law requires a gamete bank licensed in this state, for gametes collected on or after January 1, 2020, to collect certain identifying information and medical information from a gamete donor, including the donor's full name, date of birth, and address. Existing law also requires a gamete bank to obtain a declaration from the gamete donor stating whether the donor agrees to disclose the donor's identity to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information. This bill would require a gamete bank to collect and maintain, in addition to the identifying information and medical information described above, any other contact information provided by the donor at the time of the donation and records of gamete screening and testing. The bill would also require a gamete bank that receives gametes collected by another gamete bank to collect and retain contact information for the gamete bank from which the gametes were received, and to disclose that information to a child that results from the donation, upon the child turning 18 years of age and requesting the information. The bill would exempt from these requirements gametes collected from a donor whose identity is known to the recipient of the gametes at the time of the donation. Existing law prescribes the duties of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (State Registrar) and local registrars of births and deaths with respect to the registration of certificates of live birth, fetal death, or death, and marriage licenses. Existing law prescribes the information to be listed on a certificate of live birth. Existing law prohibits, if the parents are not married to each other, the father's name from being listed on the birth certificate unless the father and mother sign a voluntary declaration of paternity at the hospital before the birth certificate is submitted for registration. Existing law prohibits the birth certificate from being amended to add a father's name at a later date unless paternity has been established in court. This bill, instead, would prohibit the name of the person identified by the woman giving birth as either the only possible genetic parent other than the woman who gave birth or the intended parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction from being listed on the birth certificate unless the woman who gave birth and the person identified by the woman giving birth as either the only possible genetic parent other than the woman who gave birth or the intended parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction sign a voluntary declaration of parentage. The bill would authorize the birth certificate to be amended to add another parent's name at a later date only if parentage is established by a court. This bill also makes technical and conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 785?
AB 785 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 785?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2019. Enacted.
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