Bill Text: CA AB732 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: County jails: prisons: incarcerated pregnant persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-08-29 - Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 4432.). [AB732 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB732-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 20, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Senate
July 27, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Senate
July 02, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
January 23, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 21, 2019 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta (Coauthors: Assembly Members Limón and Weber) (Coauthor: Senator Mitchell) |
February 19, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 3405 of the Penal Code is amended to read:3405.
(a) A condition or restriction shall not be imposed upon the obtaining of an abortion by an incarcerated person, pursuant to the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code), other than those contained in that act. Impermissible restrictions include, but are not limited to, imposing gestational limits inconsistent with state law, unreasonably delaying access to the procedure, or requiring court-ordered transport. Incarcerated persons found to be pregnant and desiring abortions, shall be permitted to determine their eligibility for an abortion pursuant to state and federal law, and if determined to be eligible, shall be permitted to obtain an abortion after giving informed consent.SEC. 2.
Section 3406 of the Penal Code is amended to read:3406.
(a) Any incarcerated person shall have the right to summon and receive the services of any physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant of their choice in order to determine whether they are pregnant. The warden may adopt reasonable rules and regulations with regard to the conduct of examinations to effectuate this determination.SEC. 3.
Section 3408 is added to the Penal Code, to read:3408.
(a) A person incarcerated in the state prison who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration shall be offered a test upon intake or by request. Pregnancy tests shall be voluntary and not mandatory, and may only be administered by medical or nursing personnel. An incarcerated person who declines a pregnancy test shall be asked to sign an “Informed Refusal of Pregnancy Test” form that shall become part of their medical file.(q)An incarcerated person who is pregnant, or has given birth, had a miscarriage, or recently terminated a pregnancy within the last 12 weeks, shall not be subject to solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice, unless that placement is for the safety of the incarcerated person. Before an incarcerated pregnant or postpartum person may be placed in solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice, they shall be given a verbal explanation from correctional staff of the specific and articulable safety concern and a verbal advisement about the incarcerated person’s option to deny placement. Correctional
staff shall provide the pregnant or postpartum person with an opportunity to agree to or decline the placement in writing, and shall obtain the pregnant or postpartum person’s agreement in writing prior to any placement. That placement shall be reevaluated every seven days, at a minimum, to ascertain whether there is still a safety reason to justify subjecting the pregnant or postpartum incarcerated person to solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice. Correctional staff shall certify in writing the specific and articulable safety concern justifying the initial placement, and shall certify in writing the specific and articulable reason for any continued placement following reevaluation.
Correctional staff shall provide the pregnant or postpartum person with an opportunity to agree to or decline the continued placement in writing, and shall obtain the pregnant or postpartum person’s agreement in writing prior to any continued placement. The pregnant or postpartum incarcerated person shall have equal access to programming and exercise afforded to the general population.
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SEC. 4.
Section 3409 of the Penal Code is amended to read:3409.
(a) A person incarcerated in state prison who menstruates or experiences uterine or vaginal bleeding shall, upon request, have access to, and be allowed to use, materials necessary for personal hygiene with regard to their menstrual cycle and reproductive system, including, but not limited to, sanitary pads and tampons, at no cost to the incarcerated person. Any person incarcerated in state prison who is capable of becoming pregnant shall, upon request, have access to, and be allowed to obtain, contraceptive counseling and their choice of birth control methods, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b), unless medically contraindicated.SEC. 5.
Section 4023.5 of the Penal Code is amended to read:4023.5.
(a) Any person confined in any local detention facility shall, upon request, be allowed to continue to use materials necessary for (1) personal hygiene with regard to their menstrual cycle and reproductive system, including, but not limited to, sanitary pads and tampons, at no cost to the incarcerated person, and (2) birth control measures as prescribed by a physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant.SEC. 6.
Section 4023.6 of the Penal Code is amended to read:4023.6.
(a) Any incarcerated person in any local detention facility shall have the right to summon and receive the services of any physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant of their choice in order to determine whether they are pregnant. The superintendent of the facility may adopt reasonable rules and regulations with regard to the conduct of examinations to effectuate the determination.SEC. 7.
Section 4023.8 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4023.8.
(a) A person incarcerated in a county jail who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration shall be offered a pregnancy test upon intake or by request, within seventy-two hours of arrival at the jail. Pregnancy tests shall be voluntary and not mandatory, and may only be administered by medical or nursing personnel. An incarcerated person who declines a pregnancy test shall be asked to sign an “Informed Refusal of Pregnancy Test” form that shall become part of their medical file.(1)Every four weeks in the first trimester up to 24 to 28 weeks.
(2)Every two weeks thereafter up to 36 weeks gestation.
(3)Every one week thereafter until birth.
(q)An incarcerated person who is pregnant, or has given birth, had a
miscarriage, or recently terminated a pregnancy within the last 12 weeks, shall not be subject to solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice, unless that placement is for the safety of the incarcerated person. Before an incarcerated pregnant or postpartum person may be placed in solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice, they shall be given a verbal explanation from correctional staff of the specific and articulable safety concern and a verbal advisement about the incarcerated person’s option to deny placement, and the incarcerated person may agree to or decline that placement in writing. That placement shall be reevaluated every seven days, at a minimum, to ascertain whether there is still a safety reason to justify subjecting the pregnant or postpartum incarcerated person to solitary confinement, administrative segregation, or any similar practice. Correctional staff shall certify in writing the specific and articulable safety concern justifying the initial placement, and shall certify in writing the specific and articulable reason for any continued placement following reevaluation. The pregnant or postpartum incarcerated person may agree to or decline in writing each continued placement. The pregnant or postpartum incarcerated person shall have equal access to programming and exercise afforded to the general population.
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