CA AB1973 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 1973

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Engrossed on May 18 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-17 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

An act to amend Sections 2253, 2725.4, and 3502.4 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

Abortion: authorized procedures.

2026-06-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - Assembly - AB 1973 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading (Y: 53 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] (Y: 14 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-17	Senate	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-06-08	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-27	Senate	Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-05-18	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 16. Page 5133.)
2026-05-14	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-13	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 13).
2026-05-13	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06	Assembly	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-22	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2026-04-08	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-07	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (April 7).
2026-03-23	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-03-19	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH.
2026-02-14	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
2026-02-13	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	2253	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	2725.4	Amended Code	Citation Text
Business and Professions Code	3502.4	Amended Code	Citation Text

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Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1973#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1973#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1973#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1973