---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reproductive rights."
description: "(1) Existing law authorizes a judge to enter an ex parte order authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Existing law also authorizes a peace officer to apply for, and a magistrate to issue, an order, or extension of an order, authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 1242"
citation: "California AB 1242 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Reproductive rights."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bauer-Kahan"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2022-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ea0c4f3-8fc9-4de2-bb96-d9e81fccad43"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242"
source_hash: "6c80110a130d3ac192939788e98764c1bf17d7ddb69fb3ee711c60a43e1f18ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1242 (20212022) — Reproductive rights.

(1) Existing law authorizes a judge to enter an ex parte order authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Existing law also authorizes a peace officer to apply for, and a magistrate to issue, an order, or extension of an order, authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/19/21 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124299INT)
2. **04/28/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124298AMD)
3. **05/24/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124297AMD)
4. **06/13/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124295AMD)
5. **06/21/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124294AMD)
6. **06/28/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124296AMD)
7. **08/11/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124293AMD)
8. **08/22/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124292AMD)
9. **08/25/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124291AMD)
10. **09/27/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124289CHP)
11. **AB1242** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242)
12. **09/02/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1242&version=20210AB124290ENR)

## Votes

- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1242 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Skinner Urgency Clause — **31–8** (pass) · upper
- AB 1242 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence - Urgency Added — **62–15** (pass) · lower
- AB 1242 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bauer-Kahan — primary (person)
- Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
- Akilah Weber — coauthor (person)
- Atkins — coauthor (person)
- Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Boerner Horvath — coauthor (person)
- Caballero — coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Carrillo — coauthor (person)
- Cervantes — coauthor (person)
- Cristina Garcia — author (person)
- Friedman — coauthor (person)
- Gabriel — coauthor (person)
- Haney — coauthor (person)
- Holden — coauthor (person)
- Irwin — coauthor (person)
- Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
- Mia Bonta — author (person)
- Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
- Skinner — coauthor (person)
- Wicks — coauthor (person)
- Wiener — coauthor (person)
- Wilson — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2021-02-20** From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- **2021-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 22). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 20). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-06-01** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1723.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-15** From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-08-19** From Consent Calendar.
- **2021-08-19** Ordered to third reading.
- **2021-08-23** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Dodd.
- **2022-06-13** From inactive file.
- **2022-06-13** Ordered to second reading.
- **2022-06-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-06-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-16** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-08-02** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2022-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 11). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-08-11** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-22** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-23** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-25** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-30** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2022-08-31** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 15.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2022-09-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 627, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ea0c4f3-8fc9-4de2-bb96-d9e81fccad43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).