YEAH GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO TODAY'S BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE HEARING.
WHERE WE'LL BE HEARING JUST ONE
BILL THAT WAS REFERRED TO THIS
COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO RULE 77.2.
AS WITH ALL OUR HEARINGS, WE
WILL BE ALLOWING PRIMARY
WITNESSES TO SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH, WITH UP TO TWO
PRIMARY WITNESSES PER SIDE. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES WILL BE
LIMITED TO NAME, POSITION ON THE
BILL AND THE ORGANIZATION THEY
REPRESENT, IF ANY. FOR THOSE
WISHING TO PROVIDE FURTHER
COMMENTS, WE ARE ACCEPTING
WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH THE
POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE, AND WITH
THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
TODAY'S HEARING. Ã. MAJORITY
LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY. WE ARE
READY WHEN YOU ARE FOR SB 233 BY
SENATOR SKINNER
.
TAKE YOUR TIME. WE'LL BE HERE.
THERE'S NO ONE TO JUMP IN FRONT
OF YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS SB 233
TEMPORARILY ALLOWS ARIZONA
DOCTORS TO PROVIDE ABORTION CARE
TO ARIZONA PATIENTS IN
CALIFORNIA. ON JUNE 6TH, 2024,
ARIZONANS WILL FACE. A TOTAL
ABORTION BAN BECAUSE COURTS
UPHELD A LAW THAT WAS ENACTED IN
1864. ARIZONA HAS PEEL APPEAL
EXCUSE ME REPEALED THE 1864 LAW,
BUT THE REPEAL DOESN'T BECOME
EFFECTIVE UNTIL LATE OCTOBER OR
EARLY NOVEMBER AT THE EARLIEST.
IN THE MEANTIME, PATIENTS WILL
BE LEFT WITHOUT REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CARE AND DOCTORS
PROVIDING CARE IN ARIZONA WILL
FACE 2 TO 5 YEARS IN STATE
PRISON SENTENCES. LACK OF ACCESS
TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE DOCTOR
PROVIDED ABORTION MEANS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
FOR PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS.
STUDIES SAY THAT AN ABORTION BAN
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES WOULD
LEAD TO A 21% INCREASE IN
PREGNANCY RELATED DEATHS, A 33%
INCREASE IN PREGNANCY RELATED
DEATHS AMONG BLACK WOMEN. THIS
BILL WILL HELP ARIZONA PATIENTS
ACCESS HEALTH CARE BY ALLOWING
ARIZONA'S DOCTORS TO TREAT
PATIENTS FROM ARIZONA. BUT IN
CALIFORNIA. UNDER THIS BILL, AN
ARIZONA DOCTOR WOULD NEED TO
MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA TO
PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA. THEY
MUST HOLD AND VERIFY THAT THEY
HAVE A MEDICAL LICENSE IN GOOD
STANDING FROM ARIZONA, AND HAVE
PERFORMED AT LEAST ONE ABORTION
UNDER THE ARIZONA LICENSE WITHIN
THE LAST TWO YEARS. PENDING THE
BALLOT MEASURE COMING THIS FALL,
CALIFORNIA SHOULD ALLOW ARIZONA
PATIENTS TO ACCESS CARE WITH
STANDARDS THAT RESPECT THE
RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AND THE
ABILITY OF DOCTORS TO SERVE
THEIR PATIENTS WITHOUT THE
THREAT OF GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION, INTERVENTION OR
CRIMINAL PENALTY. WITH ME TODAY
TO TESTIFY, IN SUPPORT IS
SYMPHONY BARBIE LEGISLATOR
COORDINATOR AT PLANNED
PARENTHOOD. AND JANICE ROCCO,
CHIEF OF STAFF OF CMA. GREAT.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE. MY NAME
IS SYMPHONY BARBIE, REPRESENTING
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF
CALIFORNIA. AND WE REPRESENT
SEVEN PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES IN THE STATE WHO
PROVIDE CARE THROUGH OVER 100
HEALTH CENTERS. AND WE ARE PROUD
SUPPORTERS OF SENATE BILL 233,
THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE
HAS CAUSED A WAVE OF CONFUSION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MAKING IT
UNCLEAR WHETHER THERE IS ACCESS
TO ABORTION OR NOT IN CERTAIN
STATES. A NEAR-TOTAL BAN
HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING
STATE WILL ONLY ADD TO THAT
CONFUSION. ON APRIL 9TH, THE
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT ISSUED A
DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW A
CIVIL WAR ERA BAN ON ABORTION TO
GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH. LAST
WEEK, THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANNOUNCED EFFORTS TO
DELAY ENFORCEMENT, AND ARIZONA'S
GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW
TO REPEAL THE BAN. AS A RESULT,
IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE 1864
COULD GO INTO EFFECT AND FOR HOW
LONG. SINCE THE DOBBS DECISION,
ABORTION BANS HAVE BEEN ENACTED
RESTRICTING ABORTION IN 21
STATES, INCLUDING ARIZONA. THESE
BANS ARE CRUEL AND ENDANGER THE
HEALTH OF PREGNANT PEOPLE AND
EXACERBATE EXISTING BARRIERS TO
CARE. SB 233 REAFFIRMS
CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND MAKES
SURE OUR NEIGHBORS KNOW THAT
ABORTION IS STILL LEGAL AND
ACCESSIBLE IN CALIFORNIA,
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY MAY
TRAVEL FROM. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO
BE IN A STATE THAT IS COMMITTED
TO PROTECTING ACCESS TO ABORTION
AND THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA STAND
READY TO SERVE ALL PATIENTS WHO
MAY COME. WE WANT TO THANK
SENATOR SKINNER AND THE MAJORITY
LEADER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP AND AS MEMBERS
OF THE FUTURE OF ABORTION
COUNCIL, WE ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS, JANICE
ROCCO, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
A MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE
OF ABORTION COUNCIL, WE WANT TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR, THE
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS,
SENATOR SKINNER, SENATOR SKINNER
AND THE MAJORITY LEADER, FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP IN MOVING THIS
BILL FORWARD. CMA SUPPORTS THIS
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION PROGRAM,
AS WE'VE SEEN SINCE THE PAST,
SINCE THE OVERTURNING OF ROE
VERSUS WADE, WE IN CALIFORNIA
HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY VIGILANT,
WE HAVE TO PROTECT ACCESS TO
CARE WHILE MAKING SURE THAT
THAT, AS OTHER STATES ADOPT OR
ENFORCE ABORTION BANS, THAT
PATIENTS CAN TRAVEL TO
CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO SEEK THE
CARE THEY NEED IN A TIMELY
FASHION. SB SB 233 IS. BUT THE
LATEST EXAMPLE OF CALIFORNIA'S
LEADERSHIP TO DO EVERYTHING
WITHIN OUR POWER TO ENSURE
ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE, INCLUDING ABORTION
SERVICES. THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE
THE OPPORTUNITY K¾T FOR ARIZONA
LICENSED PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE
THIS CARE AT HOME TO REGISTER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LICENSING
BOARD HERE, IN CASE THE NEED
ARISES FOR THEM TO TRAVEL TO
CALIFORNIA TO TREAT ARIZONA
PATIENTS, THIS WOULD BE IN
EFFECT THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH OF
THIS YEAR. AND WE SUPPORT THIS
BILL AND ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BEFORE
WE MOVE ON, WE'RE JUST GOING TO
ESTABLISH A QUICK QUORUM, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
BURMAN HERE. FLORA ALANIS HERE.
BAINES. JUAN CARILLO HERE. CHEN.
DIXON. GRAYSON IRWIN. JACKSON.
LOWE LOWENTHAL. MCKENNA HIÆN.
PELLERIN. SANCHEZ SORIA. ZUBER
GREAT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES WHO WANT TO ADD ON IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. GIVE US ONE
SECOND. I THINK WE NEED TO. TRY
NOW. TESTING. PERFECT. GENESIS
GONZALEZ, ON BEHALF OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELENI
KOUNALAKIS AS A PROUD CO SPONSOR
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING NONE, ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO ADD ON IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING
TO BRING IT BACK TO COLLEAGUES
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SOME
MEMBER PELLERIN, FIRST OF ALL, I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND,
SENATOR SKINNER, 2024 OF MAY AND
WE ARE STILL ALL FIGHTING THIS
STUFF. IT IS INFURIATING THAT
THIS IS HAPPENING. MY 26 YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER HAS FEWER RIGHTS
TODAY THAN I DID AT HER AGE. SO
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR STEPPING FORWARD AND DOING
THIS, BILL. I JUST WISH IT WAS
NOT NECESSARY. AND THE FACT THAT
MY DAUGHTER AND OTHER PEOPLE
BIRTHING PEOPLE HAVE STATES THEY
CANNOT LIVE IN, AND THE FACT
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE
RIGHTS AWAY FROM PEOPLE IS JUST
BLOWS MY MIND THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING IN THIS DAY AND AGE. I
JUST HEARD TODAY THAT IN
MISSOURI, PREGNANT WOMEN CANNOT
BE GRANTED A DIVORCE, WITH NO
EXCEPTION. AND OTHER STATES,
ARKANSAS AND TEXAS ARE HAVING
SIMILAR LAWS. SO I AM SO PROUD
TO BE A CALIFORNIAN. I'M VERY
PROUD TO BE A PRINCIPAL COAUTHOR
OF THIS BILL, AND I'D LIKE TO
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU. GREAT.
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE.
MAJORITY LEADER, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YES I WOULD. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE'VE
RECEIVED FROM THIS. YOU KNOW,
SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE ASKING
ME, WELL, THE ARIZONA
LEGISLATURE REPEALED THE 1864
LAW. HOWEVER, UNDER THEIR
CONSTITUTION, IT'S FULLY
ENACTED. REAL A FULLY ENACTED
REPEAL OF THE 1864 LAW DOESN'T
GO INTO EFFECT FOR 90 DAYS AFTER
A LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDES,
UNLESS IT WAS PASSED BY A
SUPERMAJORITY IN BOTH THE
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS, OUR BILL
GOES THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH,
2024. SO EVEN WITH THE REPEAL,
THIS BILL WILL STILL BE VERY
VITAL TO HELPING ARIZONA TEENS
ACCESS CARE. AND THIS BILL DOES
NOT INCLUDE NEW FINANCIAL
RESOURCES. THANK YOU THAT I ASK
YOU FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
. AND I'D LIKE TO START BY
EXTENDING MY DEEP APPRECIATION
TO THE MAJORITY LEADER, TO
SENATOR SKINNER, TO THE GOVERNOR
AND THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR THIS BILL AND
FOR YOUR LONG HISTORY OF
LEADERSHIP ON ABORTION ACCESS
AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, THIS
BILL AND OTHER EFFORTS HAVE
SERVED TO REACH EVEN BEYOND OUR
BORDERS, TO HELP THOSE WHO LIVE
IN STATES THAT HAVE STRUGGLED TO
SECURE, ESSENTIAL RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE. AND I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL TODAY, BOTH FOR WHAT
IT WILL DO FOR ARIZONA PATIENTS,
BUT ALSO FOR WHAT IT REPRESENTS,
WHICH IS CALIFORNIA CONTINUING
TO LEAD THE WAY IN OUR NATION'S
UNWAVERING MARCH TOWARDS
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL.
AND WITH THAT, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE ON SB 233,
SKINNER. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS. BERMAN. AYE. BERMAN. AYE.
FLORA LARA. NØ. ALANIS. ALANIS.
AYE. BAINS JUAN. CARRILLO. JUAN.
CARRILLO. AYE. CHEN DIXON.
GRAYSON. IRWIN IRWIN. AYE.
JACKSON. JACKSON. AYE. LOW
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. AYE.
MCKENNA. MCKENNA AYE. HIÆN.
PELLERIN. PELLERIN. AYE. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. NÓ. SORIA. SORIA.
ISABELLA ZUBER. AYE. THAT BILL
IS OUT. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'LL
LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANKS SO MUCH. VERY
MUCH. MEMBER AND CHAIRMAN. AND
YOUR TEAM APPRECIATE YOU
.
OF COURSE, OF COURSE. CAN WE
PLEASE, OPEN THE ROLL FOR. FOR
ADD ONS, WHATEVER THE
TERMINOLOGY IS. SB 233, SKINNER,
THE MOTION IS Dð PASS. BAINES.
BAINES I LOW, LOW I WHEN I.
MEETING ADJOURNED