AB-1880 • 2026

PINK Alert.

Healthcare Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Caloza
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the PINK Alert system will be funded or what number should be texted for alerts.

PINK Alert

This law creates a PINK Alert system for notifying authorities when a pregnant person needs emergency housing or prenatal care.

What This Bill Does

States the intent to create a PINK Alert system to notify relevant agencies and organizations about pregnant people in need of shelter or prenatal services.
Requires the Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Community Development, to establish a registration-based notification system for issuing alerts regarding pregnant individuals seeking emergency housing or prenatal care.
Authorizes an individual assisting a pregnant person to text a specified number to alert necessary emergency services about the location of the pregnant person who needs help.
Encourages local emergency services to assist by taking the pregnant person to the nearest hospital or shelter.

Who It Names or Affects

Pregnant people in need of emergency housing or prenatal care.
People helping pregnant individuals in need of support.
Local emergency services and shelters that receive PINK Alert notifications.

Terms To Know

Silver Alert: A system used to notify the public about missing older adults, developmentally disabled persons, or cognitively impaired individuals who may need help.
PINK Alert: A registration-based notification system designed to assist pregnant people in finding emergency shelter or prenatal services.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact number that should be texted for a PINK Alert.
It is unclear how much funding will be provided for implementing and maintaining the PINK Alert system.

Bill History

2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1880, as amended, Caloza.
PINK Alert.
Existing law designates the State Department of Social Services as the single state agency with full power to supervise every phase of the administration of public social services. Under existing law, the department coordinates aid and response programs, including a rapid response program, disaster relief grants, and homeless youth emergency service pilot projects.
Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency to request the Department of the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert, as defined, if the agency receives a report of a missing person who is 65 years of age or older, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, and certain conditions are met, including that all local resources have been utilized and the
disappearance is unexplained or suspicious. Upon concurrence by the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the precedent conditions have been met, existing law requires the patrol to issue the alert, which may take the form of a be-on-the-lookout alert, an Emergency Digital Information Service message, or an electronic flyer, within a specified geographical area.
This bill would
state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation creating a PINK Alert to notify
all law enforcement, emergency services, homeless shelters, and nonprofits that there is a pregnant person in need of shelter or prenatal services.
require the department, in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Community Development, to create a Pink Alert, defined as a registration-based notification system designed to issue and coordinate alerts with respect to a person who is pregnant and seeks shelter or emergency prenatal services. This bill would authorize an individual helping a pregnant person to text a specified number to alert necessary emergency services the location of the pregnant person in need. The bill would authorize an individual to specify whether the pregnant person is in need of housing or services and would encourage local emergency services to assist the pregnant person by taking them to the nearest hospital or shelter.

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