Bill Text: CA AB1910 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Public health: pelvic floor health advisement.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2026-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 486, Statutes of 2026. [AB1910 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB1910-Chaptered.html

Assembly Bill No. 1910
CHAPTER 486

An act to add Section 123577 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to maternal health.

[ Approved by Governor  September 27, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State  September 27, 2026. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1910, Boerner. Public health: pelvic floor health advisement.
Existing law finds and declares that prenatal and postpartum care, among other things, are essential services necessary to ensure maternal health. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health, and vests the department with certain duties relating to maternal health, including maintaining a program of maternal and child health, as provided.
This bill would require the department to include on its internet website information advising individuals to discuss pelvic floor concerns with their health care provider during their postpartum care visit.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 123577 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

123577.
 The department shall include on its public internet website relating to pregnancy and reproductive health information advising individuals to discuss any pelvic floor concerns with their health care provider during their postpartum care visit.

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