Bill Text: CA SB487 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 487

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Bill Title: Abortion: provider protections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 261, Statutes of 2023. [SB487 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 487

Introduced by Senator Atkins

February 14, 2023

An act to amend Section 123467.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to abortion.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 487, as introduced, Atkins. Abortion: civil actions.

Existing law declares another state’s law authorizing a civil action against a person or entity that receives or seeks, performs or induces, or aids or abets the performance of an abortion, or who attempts or intends to engage in those actions, to be contrary to the public policy of this state, and prohibits the application of that law to a controversy in state court and the enforcement or satisfaction of a civil judgment received under that law.

This bill would specifically include within these provisions, in addition to abortion performers, abortion providers.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 123467.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

123467.5.

(a) A law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that does any of the following is contrary to the public policy of this state:

(1) Receives or seeks an abortion.

(2) ~~Performs~~ Performs, provides, or induces an abortion.

(3) Knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the ~~performance~~ performance, provision, or inducement of an abortion.

(4) Attempts or intends to engage in the conduct described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.

(b) The state shall not do either of the following:

(1) Apply a law described in subdivision (a) to a case or controversy heard in state court.

(2) Enforce or satisfy a civil judgment received through an adjudication under a law described in subdivision (a).

(c) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.