AB-1500 • 2026

Sexual and reproductive health information.

Abortion Privacy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Schiavo
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify additional details about sexual and reproductive health that will be added to the existing website beyond what is historically relied on and made available on federal internet websites.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Information

This law requires the State Department of Public Health to partner with an organization to update and maintain a website about sexual and reproductive health, including abortion services.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Department of Public Health to partner with an organization to manage a website about sexual and reproductive health.
Adds more details about sexual and reproductive health to the existing website.
Sets up workgroups to help decide what information goes on the website.
Ensures that the website is updated at least every three months.
Requires yearly reports to show how well the website is working.

Who It Names or Affects

People who use the internet for health information
The State Department of Public Health and partner organizations

Terms To Know

Reproductive Privacy Act: A law that protects a person's right to choose or obtain an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb.
Stakeholder workgroup: A group of people who have an interest in the topic and help make decisions about it.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much money will be used to update and maintain the website.
It is unclear which organization will partner with the State Department of Public Health.
The exact details of the yearly reports are not specified in the summary.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31 California Legislative Information
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Held under submission.
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-01 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-28 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-22 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1500, as amended, Schiavo.
Awareness campaign: abortion services.
Sexual and reproductive health information.
Under the California Constitution, the state is prohibited from denying or interfering with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, including their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, prohibits the state from denying or interfering with a pregnant person’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant person.
Existing law requires the California Health and Human Services Agency, or an entity designated by the agency, to establish an internet website where the public
can find information on abortion services in the state. Existing law requires the internet website to include specified information and resources, including, among other things, the location of abortion providers and practical support services, as specified, to help a person access and obtain an abortion. Existing law requires the internet website to be updated every 6 months.
This bill would require the State Department of Public Health to partner with an organization, as specified, to update and maintain the above-described internet website. The bill would require the internet website to include additional information on sexual and reproductive health, including, among others, sexual and reproductive health information historically relied on and made available on federal internet websites, as specified. The bill would require the organization to recruit, form, and consult with a stakeholder workgroup and community workgroup, as specified, to determine and update
the information and resources posted on the internet website. The bill would require the organization, in consultation with those workgroups, to review the information and resources on the internet website to ensure that it is current and updated at reasonable intervals, but no less than once every 3 months. The bill would require the department to ensure public awareness of the internet website, as specified. The bill would require the department to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on an annual basis that includes, at a minimum, information about the internet website’s reach and impact. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs. Existing law establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Program within the department to ensure abortion and contraception services are affordable for and accessible to all patients and to provide financial support for safety net providers of these services.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to an awareness campaign on abortion services within the state.

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