Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 16
Author
Existing law requires an incarcerated person in a state prison or county jail who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration to be offered a pregnancy test upon intake or request. Existing law requires an incarcerated person who is confirmed to be pregnant to be scheduled for pregnancy examination with a physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant within 7 days. Existing law requires incarcerated pregnant persons to be provided with access to, among other things, prenatal vitamins. Existing law prohibits incarcerated pregnant persons from being tased, pepper sprayed, or exposed to other chemical weapons. This bill would additionally require incarcerated pregnant persons in the state prison to be provided with free and clean bottled water and daily high-quality and high caloric nutritional meals, as specified. The bill would also prohibit incarcerated pregnant persons in the state prison from being placed in solitary confinement or restrictive housing units during their pregnancy, if known to be pregnant, or for 12 weeks postpartum, as specified. Existing law, for a pregnant person incarcerated in the state prison, requires that person to be provided access to community-based programs serving pregnant, birthing, or lactating incarcerated persons, and authorizes that person to elect to have a support person present during labor, childbirth, and during postpartum recovery while hospitalized. Existing law requires, if that person's request for access to community-based programs or a support person is denied, the reason for the denial to be provided in writing to the incarcerated person within 15 working days of receipt of the request. This bill would require the reasons for that denial to be provided in writing to the incarcerated person within 5 working days of receipt of the request.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 722, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 15).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 2. Page 5603.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2527 | HTML |
| 02/13/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/12/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/15/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/18/24- Assembly Public Safety | PDF PDF |
| 04/08/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/21/24- Senate Public Safety | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/15/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/22/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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