California AB1882: Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program.

What the bill says

An act to add and repeal Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 127650) of Part 2 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals. hospitals Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs, including, among others, the California Reproductive Health Equity Program…

From the enrolled text, August 24, 2026:

An act to add and repeal Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 127650) of Part 2 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals. hospitals Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs, including, among others, the California Reproductive Health Equity Program. Under existing law, this program provides grant funding to safety net providers of abortion and contraception services to offset the costs of providing uncompensated care to patients with low incomes who would otherwise lack access to care. Existing law establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund, and, within the limits of funds available, authorizes the department to award grants that, in the department’s judgment, best promote the purposes of the program. This bill would establish the Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program, until January 1, 2030, which would be administered by the department to provide funding to hospitals to offset uncompensated standby costs associated with maintaining specialty physician coverage, advanced practice provider coverage, and hospital staffing necessary to safely provide deliveries and related inpatient specialty services. The bill would require a hospital to meet specified requirements to qualify for the program, including, among other things, that the hospital can demonstrate that the hospital serves a geographically isolated population and that loss …

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Sponsors

• Stan Ellis (R, AD32) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. August 27, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
4. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5590.).
5. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
6. August 18, 2026: Ordered to special consent calendar.
7. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
9. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. July 2, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• Special Consent AB1882 Ellis (August 20, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (July 1, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1882 Ellis Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 77 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (May 14, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1882?

AB1882 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program.

What does AB1882 do?

In its own words: An act to add and repeal Chapter 6.3 (commencing with Section 127650) of Part 2 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals. hospitals Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program. Existing law establishes the Department of Health Care Access and Information to oversee and administer various health programs, including, among others, the California Reproductive Health Equity Program…

What is the status of AB1882?

Vetoed as of September 19, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1882?

Stan Ellis (R, AD32).

Where is the official record for AB1882?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1882