California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 960 — Parentage: assisted reproduction.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2015.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that the spouse of a woman who conceives through assisted reproduction with semen donated by a man not her husband is treated as if he or she were the natural parent of the child. Existing law further provides that the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician or to a licensed sperm bank for use in artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization of a woman other than the donor's wife is treated as if he were not the natural father of the child. This bill would provide that the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or to a licensed sperm bank for use in assisted reproduction is treated as if he were not the natural parent of the child unless otherwise agreed to in a writing signed by the donor and woman prior to the conception of the child. The bill would also provide, if the semen is not provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed sperm bank, that the donor of semen for use in assisted reproduction by a woman other than the donor's spouse is treated in law as if he were not the natural parent of the child if either the donor and the woman agreed in a writing prior to conception that the donor would not be a parent or a court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the child was conceived through assisted reproduction and that, prior to the conception of the child, the woman and the donor had an oral agreement that the donor would not be a parent. The bill would provide that the donor of ova for use in assisted reproduction is treated as if she were not the natural parent of a child thereby conceived unless the court finds satisfactory evidence that the donor and the woman intended for the donor to be a parent. This bill would also create a new form for assisted reproduction that would provide clarity regarding a person's intent to be a legal parent if he or she is using assisted reproduction that results in a child at the time of conception from a known sperm or ova donor. The bill would also state that the use of this form, if signed prior to the conception of a child, is presumed to satisfy the writing requirement described above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2551.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 2. Page 2053.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1478.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Primary
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Eggman
  • Gordon
  • Leno
  • Low

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

AB 960 CHIU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 62009
Republican 2003
Democratic 4000
Total 680012
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chu — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB960 Chiu By Wolk

Passed 29 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26209
Democratic 3000
Total 29209
% of votes cast 73%5%0%23%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Huff — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 960 CHIU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 4000
Republican 4002
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brown — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chang — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 960 do?
Existing law provides that the spouse of a woman who conceives through assisted reproduction with semen donated by a man not her husband is treated as if he or she were the natural parent of the child. Existing law further provides that the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician or to a licensed sperm bank for use in artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization of a woman other than the donor's wife is treated as if he were not the natural father of the child. This bill would provide that the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or to a licensed sperm bank for use in assisted reproduction is treated as if he were not the natural parent of the child unless otherwise agreed to in a writing signed by the donor and woman prior to the conception of the child. The bill would also provide, if the semen is not provided to a licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed sperm bank, that the donor of semen for use in assisted reproduction by a woman other than the donor's spouse is treated in law as if he were not the natural parent of the child if either the donor and the woman agreed in a writing prior to conception that the donor would not be a parent or a court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the child was conceived through assisted reproduction and that, prior to the conception of the child, the woman and the donor had an oral agreement that the donor would not be a parent. The bill would provide that the donor of ova for use in assisted reproduction is treated as if she were not the natural parent of a child thereby conceived unless the court finds satisfactory evidence that the donor and the woman intended for the donor to be a parent. This bill would also create a new form for assisted reproduction that would provide clarity regarding a person's intent to be a legal parent if he or she is using assisted reproduction that results in a child at the time of conception from a known sperm or ova donor. The bill would also state that the use of this form, if signed prior to the conception of a child, is presumed to satisfy the writing requirement described above.
Who sponsors AB 960?
AB 960 is sponsored by Chiu, Eggman, Gordon, Leno, and Low.
What is the current status of AB 960?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
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