California AB2164: Legally protected activities.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 123469.5 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 1549.13 to the Penal Code, relating to legally protected activities. legally protected activities Legally protected activities. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, declares as contrary to the public policy of this state a law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that engages in certain activities relating to obtaining or performing an abortion…

From the enrolled text, August 27, 2026:

An act to add Section 123469.5 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 1549.13 to the Penal Code, relating to legally protected activities. legally protected activities Legally protected activities. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, declares as contrary to the public policy of this state a law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that engages in certain activities relating to obtaining or performing an abortion. Existing law prohibits the state from applying an out-of-state law to a case or controversy in state court or enforcing or satisfying a civil judgment under the out-of-state law. This bill would specify that the protections applicable to persons who engage in legally protected health care activity, as defined, apply to a person who previously has undertaken one or more acts or omissions while in another United States jurisdiction to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in the exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, of rights to reproductive health care services or gender affirming health care services if the acts or omissions were permissible under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the person was located at the time of the acts or omissions. Existing law prohibits a state or local law enforcement agency …

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Sponsors

• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16) · primary sponsor
• Susan Rubio (D, SD22)
• Dawn Addis (D, AD30)
• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04)
• Ávila Farías, Anamarie (D, AD15)
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18)
• Lisa Calderon (D, AD56)
• Sade Elhawary (D, AD57)
• Jacqui Irwin (D, AD42)
• Tina McKinnor (D, AD61)
• Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
• Liz Ortega (D, AD20)

Latest actions

1. September 20, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. August 31, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 25, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
4. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).
5. August 4, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. August 3, 2026: From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
7. July 1, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. June 16, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
9. June 3, 2026: Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
10. May 21, 2026: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2164 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Menjivar (August 25, 2026): 30 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 16, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
• AB 2164 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading (May 21, 2026): 57 yea, 14 nay, passed
• Do pass. (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (April 21, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2164?

AB2164 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Legally protected activities.

What does AB2164 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 123469.5 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 1549.13 to the Penal Code, relating to legally protected activities. legally protected activities Legally protected activities. Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, declares as contrary to the public policy of this state a law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that engages in certain activities relating to obtaining or performing an abortion…

What is the status of AB2164?

Vetoed as of September 20, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 20, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2164?

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB2164?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2164