Pilar Schiavo
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 40
Author
Existing law makes it unlawful for a person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising claim. Existing law, the Unfair Competition Law, makes various practices unlawful and provides that a person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in unfair competition is liable for a civil penalty, as specified. Existing law prohibits the state from denying or interfering with an individual's fundamental right to choose or obtain an abortion. This bill would prohibit a person doing business in California from advertising using a statement that a reasonable person would believe indicates that the person provides a pregnancy-related service if the person does not provide that pregnancy-related service or does not make a timely referral to a provider of that pregnancy-related service. The bill would make a violation of that prohibition an unfair business practice, and would authorize an entity authorized to enforce unfair competition laws, a district attorney, a county counsel, or a city attorney to file for injunctive relief or seek a civil penalty, as specified. The bill would authorize a court to impose statutory penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, order injunctive relief, award restitution, and award reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate Rules Suspended (Ayes 29. Noes 8.)
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2026.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB602 | HTML |
| 02/09/23 - Introduced | |
| 06/19/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/23- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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