Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to reproductive decisions. Existing law provides that the state shall not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, as defined, or when necessary to protect her life or health. Existing law specifies the circumstances under which the performance of an abortion is deemed unauthorized.
California AB 775 (20152016) — Reproductive FACT Act.
Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to reproductive decisions. Existing law provides that the state shall not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, as defined, or when necessary to protect her life or health. Existing law specifies the circumstances under which the performance of an abortion is deemed unauthorized.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–3 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB775 Chiu By Jackson — 24–14 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 6–2 (pass) · upper
AB 775 CHIU Assembly Third Reading — 49–26 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chiu — primary (person)
Atkins — coauthor (person)
Burke — author (person)
Rendon — coauthor (person)
Wood — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-25 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
2015-03-26 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2015-03-26 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-04-08 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-04-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 14). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-16 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-20 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-05-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-05-07 Withdrawn from committee.
2015-05-07 Ordered to second reading.
2015-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 1582.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-04 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2015-06-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2469.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 700, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a88f8e12-b8b6-4f5a-8b68-3431ebe73633. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).