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AB 2082: Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026.
What AB 2082 does, verified May 16, 2026
The bill requires the state department of public health to develop a program to provide free menstrual products in rural or agricultural communities starting January 1, 2028. The program will work with local nonprofit organizations that have experience serving farmworker communities. The communities with the highest rates of poverty will be prioritized. The goal is to address the health-related needs of women in these communities.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Apr. 29, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr. 15, 2026 | Coauthors revised. |
| Apr. 07, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
Latest bill textAmended version, April 6, 2026 · 287 words
| Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2082
| Introduced by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez |
February 18, 2026 |
An act to add Section 139 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2082, as amended, Jeff Gonzalez. Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, as specified.
This bill, the Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026, would require the department to, beginning July 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, and upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, establish a program to work with local nonprofit organizations who have a history of serving farmworker communities to provide free menstrual products in rural or agricultural communities. The bill would require the department to prioritize those communities with the highest rates of poverty.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026.SEC. 2.
Section 139 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:139.
(a) For purposes of this section, “menstrual products” includes tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, and menstrual cups.(b) Beginning July 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, and upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall establish a program to work with local nonprofit organizations who have a history of serving farmworker communities to provide free menstrual products in rural or agricultural communities. The department shall prioritize the rural or agricultural communities with the highest rates of poverty.
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