AB-2540 • 2026

Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.

Abortion Budget Education Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not specify the exact date for when community colleges must start offering these services after receiving funding from the Legislature. The candidate explanation incorrectly states it is on or after January 1, 2029, while the bill text mentions 'on and after January 1, 2028' but this seems to be a typo in the summary.

Student Health Centers Must Provide Abortion Information

This law requires California public university and community college student health centers to provide information about abortion by medication techniques, promote awareness of these services, and post this information online.

What This Bill Does

Requires student health centers at University of California and California State University campuses to inform students about abortion by medication techniques before January 1, 2028.
Requires community college student health centers to provide similar information after receiving funding from the Legislature on or after January 1, 2029.
Requires these health centers to post information about abortion services online and promote awareness among students.

Who It Names or Affects

Students attending University of California and California State University campuses
Students attending community colleges in California

Terms To Know

abortion by medication techniques: A method to end a pregnancy using specific medications, as defined by law.
student health centers: Health clinics on college campuses that provide medical services to students.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if community colleges do not receive funding from the Legislature.
It is unclear how the Chancellor of California Community Colleges will gather and report information about abortion services at community college student health centers.
The exact date for when community colleges must start offering these services depends on legislative funding.

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 7. Noes 3.) (April 21).
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-03-27 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HIGHER ED.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2540, as amended, Stefani.
Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.
Existing law requires, on and after January 1, 2023, a student health center on a California State University or University of California campus to offer abortion by medication techniques, as specified. Existing law establishes the College Student Health Center Sexual and Reproductive Health Preparation Fund to be administered by the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and continuously appropriates the moneys in
that fund to the commission for specified activities related to providing abortion by medication techniques at student health centers.
This bill would require a student health center on a California State University or University of California campus, on or before January 1, 2028, to promote awareness of the services for abortion by medication techniques that the student health center offers, provide information on those services to students, and post the availability of those services on its internet website.
This bill would require a community college that has a student health center, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to, on and after January 1,
2028,
2029,
offer
the same
access to
abortion by medication
techniques as described above,
techniques,
promote awareness of those services, provide information on those services to students, and post the availability of those services on its internet website. The bill would require the
commission
office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1,
2029,
2030,
that
includes, but is not limited to, specified information relating to abortion by medication techniques at
or through
community college student health centers.

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