AB 2626 — Medical Board of California: licensee discipline: abortion.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2022.
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
✓Passed Assembly
-
✓Passed Senate
-
✓To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2022. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.
A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.
Prognosis
-
Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
-
15 sponsors
1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 9 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California. Existing law authorizes the board to take action against all persons guilty of violating the Medical Practice Act. Existing law requires the board to enforce and administer various disciplinary provisions as to physician and surgeon certificate holders. Existing law, the Osteopathic Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. Under existing law, the board has disciplinary functions pursuant to the act. Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law provides for the certification of nurse-midwives by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, establishes the Physician Assistant Board for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law requires the Board of Registered Nursing and the Physician Assistant Board to enforce and administer various disciplinary provisions as to nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions. Under existing law, an abortion is unauthorized if either the person performing the abortion is not an authorized health care provider, as specified, or the fetus is viable. Under existing law, the failure of a physician and surgeon to comply with the Reproductive Privacy Act constitutes unprofessional conduct. This bill would prohibit the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California from suspending or revoking the certificate of a physician and surgeon solely for performing an abortion if they performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and the Reproductive Privacy Act. The bill would also prohibit those boards from denying an application for licensure as a physician and surgeon, or suspending, revoking, or otherwise imposing discipline upon a physician and surgeon because the person was disciplined in another state in which they are licensed or certified solely for performing an abortion in that state, or the person was convicted in that state for an offense related solely to the performance of an abortion in that state. The bill would additionally prohibit the Board of Registered Nursing and the Physician Assistant Board from suspending or revoking the certification or license of a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant for performing an abortion if they performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of the Nursing Practice Act or the Physician Assistant Practice Act, as applicable, and the Reproductive Privacy Act. The bill would also prohibit those boards from denying an application for certification or licensure as a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant, or suspending, revoking, or otherwise imposing discipline upon a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant because the person was disciplined in another state in which they are licensed or certified solely for performing an abortion in that state, or the person was convicted in that state for an offense related solely to the performance of an abortion in that state. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/27/22 - Chaptered Current pdf September 27, 2022
- Enrolled 09/02/22 - Enrolled pdf September 02, 2022
- Amended 08/24/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 24, 2022
- Amended 08/01/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 01, 2022
- Amended 06/20/22 - Amended Senate pdf June 20, 2022
- Amended 06/06/22 - Amended Senate pdf June 06, 2022
- Amended 05/16/22 - Amended Assembly pdf May 16, 2022
- Amended 04/18/22 - Amended Assembly pdf April 18, 2022
- Amended 04/06/22 - Amended Assembly pdf April 06, 2022
- Amended 03/17/22 - Amended Assembly pdf March 17, 2022
- Introduced 02/18/22 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2022
- AB2626 View text html
Action History
-
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2022.
-
Approved by the Governor.
-
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
-
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 16.).
-
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
-
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
-
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 5387.).
-
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
-
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
-
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
-
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
-
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
-
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
-
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
-
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
-
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and HEALTH.
-
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
-
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 15. Page 4824.).
-
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 4708.)
-
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
-
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 11).
-
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
-
Coauthors revised.
-
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
-
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
-
Read second time and amended.
-
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (April 5).
-
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
-
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.
-
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
-
Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Lisa Calderon · Primary
- Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan · Cosponsor
- Steve Bennett · Cosponsor
- Marc Berman · Cosponsor
- Friedman · Cosponsor
- Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor
- Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
- Mullin · Cosponsor
- Josh Becker · Cosponsor
- Min · Cosponsor
- Newman · Cosponsor
- Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor
- Matt Haney · Cosponsor
- Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Calderon, Lisa Democratic
Co-sponsors (14)
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic
- Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic
- Bennett, Steve Democratic
- Berman, Marc Democratic
- Friedman
- Jones-Sawyer
- Kalra, Ash Democratic
- Mullin
- Becker, Josh Democratic
- Min
- Newman
- Wiener, Scott D. Democratic
- Haney, Matt Democratic
- Garcia, Robert Democratic
Not signed on (107)
107 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 107 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 61 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 20% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Voepel | — | Nay |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Gray | — | Not Voting |
| Cunningham | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Nay |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Nay |
| 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 |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Nay |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 23% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Melendez | — | Nay |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Borgeas | — | Nay |
| Wilk | — | Nay |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Min | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Allen, Benjamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Nay |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Nay |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 18% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Nay |
| Gonzalez | — | Not Voting |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 21% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Min | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Melendez | — | Nay |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Nay |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 56 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 19% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (78)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Voepel | — | Nay |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Cunningham | — | Not Voting |
| O'Donnell | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Nay |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 51 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 21% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (78)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Voepel | — | Nay |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Kiley | — | Nay |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Gray | — | Not Voting |
| Cunningham | — | Not Voting |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Not Voting |
| Nazarian | — | Not Voting |
| Ting | — | Not Voting |
| Low | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Nay |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Nay |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Nay |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 25% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 20% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Nay |
| Waldron | — | Nay |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Luz Rivas | — | Not Voting |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 17% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Not Voting |
| Cunningham | — | Not Voting |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Nay |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2626 do?
- Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California. Existing law authorizes the board to take action against all persons guilty of violating the Medical Practice Act. Existing law requires the board to enforce and administer various disciplinary provisions as to physician and surgeon certificate holders. Existing law, the Osteopathic Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. Under existing law, the board has disciplinary functions pursuant to the act. Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law provides for the certification of nurse-midwives by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, establishes the Physician Assistant Board for the licensure and regulation of physician assistants. Existing law requires the Board of Registered Nursing and the Physician Assistant Board to enforce and administer various disciplinary provisions as to nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to their personal reproductive decisions. Under existing law, an abortion is unauthorized if either the person performing the abortion is not an authorized health care provider, as specified, or the fetus is viable. Under existing law, the failure of a physician and surgeon to comply with the Reproductive Privacy Act constitutes unprofessional conduct. This bill would prohibit the Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board of California from suspending or revoking the certificate of a physician and surgeon solely for performing an abortion if they performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and the Reproductive Privacy Act. The bill would also prohibit those boards from denying an application for licensure as a physician and surgeon, or suspending, revoking, or otherwise imposing discipline upon a physician and surgeon because the person was disciplined in another state in which they are licensed or certified solely for performing an abortion in that state, or the person was convicted in that state for an offense related solely to the performance of an abortion in that state. The bill would additionally prohibit the Board of Registered Nursing and the Physician Assistant Board from suspending or revoking the certification or license of a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant for performing an abortion if they performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of the Nursing Practice Act or the Physician Assistant Practice Act, as applicable, and the Reproductive Privacy Act. The bill would also prohibit those boards from denying an application for certification or licensure as a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant, or suspending, revoking, or otherwise imposing discipline upon a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant because the person was disciplined in another state in which they are licensed or certified solely for performing an abortion in that state, or the person was convicted in that state for an offense related solely to the performance of an abortion in that state. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Who sponsors AB 2626?
- AB 2626 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Bennett, Steve (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Friedman, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Mullin, Becker, Josh (Democratic), Min, Newman, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Haney, Matt (Democratic), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 2626?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track AB 2626?
- Track AB 2626 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on AB 2626
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of AB 2626
Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →