Legally protected activities.

Abortion Crime Privacy

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Bauer-Kahan
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Read second time and amended.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the bill will be enforced or funded.

Protection for Health Care Activities

This law extends protections to individuals who support reproductive and gender-affirming health care activities in other states if those actions were legal where they occurred.

What This Bill Does

Expands protections to cover activities that support or encourage access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care, even when done outside the state but under local laws.
Prevents law enforcement from arresting people for supporting legally protected health care activities in other states if those actions were legal there.
Forbids public agencies from sharing information with out-of-state authorities about such activities that are legal here.
Prohibits the Governor from sending someone to another state for crimes related to providing or receiving support for these health care services.

Who It Names or Affects

People who help others get reproductive and gender-affirming health care in other states
Law enforcement officers and public agencies

Terms To Know

Legally protected health care activity: Health care services that are legal under California law, including reproductive and gender-affirming care.
Extradition: The process of sending a person from one state to another for trial or punishment after they have been accused of committing a crime in the other state.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if someone breaks laws in their own state while helping others get health care.
The bill does not explain how it will be enforced or funded.
It is unclear how this law might affect international cases where the actions were legal but could be illegal elsewhere.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 21).
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-23 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2164, as amended, Bauer-Kahan.
Legally protected activities.
Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, declares as contrary to the public policy of this state a law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that engages in certain activities relating to obtaining or performing an abortion. Existing law prohibits the state from applying an out-of-state law to a case or controversy in state court or enforcing or satisfying a civil judgment under the out-of-state law.
This bill would specify that the protections applicable to persons who engage in legally protected health care activity, as defined, apply to a person who previously has undertaken one or more acts or omissions while in another United States jurisdiction to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, of
rights to reproductive health care services or gender affirming health care services
that would have been protected if undertaken in this state and
if
the acts or omissions were permissible under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the person was located at the time of the acts or omissions.
Existing law prohibits a state or local law enforcement agency or officer from knowingly arresting or knowingly participating in the arrest of any person for performing, supporting, or aiding in the performance of legally protected health care activity, if the health care activity is lawful in this state. Existing law prohibits a state or local public agency from cooperating with or providing information to an individual or agency from another state or a federal law enforcement agency, as
specified, regarding a legally protected health care activity that is lawful in this state. Under existing law, the Governor may surrender, on demand of executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in the other state, as specified, with committing an act in this state, or in a 3rd state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand.
This bill would prohibit the Governor from recognizing a request for extradition of a person subject to criminal liability based on the alleged provision or receipt of, assistance in the provision or receipt of, material support for, or in any theory of vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy liability for any legally protected health care activity, except as specified.

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