Incarcerated persons: contraceptive counseling and services.
Existing law requires that any woman inmate in state prison, or any female confined in a local detention facility, as defined, be allowed to continue to use materials necessary for (1) personal hygiene with regard to her menstrual cycle and reproductive system and (2) birth control measures as prescribed by her physician, upon her request. Existing law requires each and every woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility to be furnished with information and education regarding the availability of family planning services by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the county, respectively. Existing law requires family planning services to be offered to each and every woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility at least 60 days prior to a scheduled release date, as specified. Existing law also requires the department or county, respectively, to furnish any woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility with the services of a licensed physician or with services necessary to meet her family planning needs at the time of her release, as specified, upon her request.
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SB 1433
California SB 1433 (20152016)
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Incarcerated persons: contraceptive counseling and services.
California SB 1433 (20152016) — Incarcerated persons: contraceptive counseling and services.
Existing law requires that any woman inmate in state prison, or any female confined in a local detention facility, as defined, be allowed to continue to use materials necessary for (1) personal hygiene with regard to her menstrual cycle and reproductive system and (2) birth control measures as prescribed by her physician, upon her request. Existing law requires each and every woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility to be furnished with information and education regarding the availability of family planning services by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the county, respectively. Existing law requires family planning services to be offered to each and every woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility at least 60 days prior to a scheduled release date, as specified. Existing law also requires the department or county, respectively, to furnish any woman inmate or female confined in a local detention facility with the services of a licensed physician or with services necessary to meet her family planning needs at the time of her release, as specified, upon her request.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1433 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C. — 68–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–2 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 26–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Mitchell — primary (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2016-03-30 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-04 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-04-06 Set for hearing April 19.
2016-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3615.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-22 Set for hearing May 2.
2016-05-02 May 2 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4010.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 4126.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-13 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-08-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 2.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 5913.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2016-08-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 311, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8420cba0-7e92-4e59-bb76-0e2e40e6842e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).