Assembly BillFailedGovernment
AB 67: Attorney General: Reproductive Privacy Act: enforcement.
What AB 67 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to strengthen enforcement of the reproductive privacy act. The attorney general can now bring civil actions in the superior court to enjoin acts or practices violating the act and to enforce compliance. The attorney general can make public or private investigations, publish information about violations, and subpoena witnesses. A civil penalty of up to $25,000 can be imposed on individuals or entities that violate the act. The bill also allows the attorney general to collect costs, fees, and penalties and use them for enforcement. Additionally, the bill removes certain claims from the government claims act, which requires presenting claims against local public entities in a specific way.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions13 total · showing 5
| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| May. 23, 2025 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| May. 14, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| May. 01, 2025 | Coauthors revised. |
Latest bill textAmended version, April 23, 2025 · 2,074 words
| Amended IN Assembly April 23, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 67
| Introduced by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan (Principal coauthor: Senator Pérez) |
December 04, 2024 |
An act to amend Section 905 of, and to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 12670) to Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of of, the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 67, as amended, Bauer-Kahan. Attorney General: Reproductive Privacy Act: enforcement.
Existing law, the Reproductive Privacy Act, prohibits a person from being subject to civil or criminal liability, or otherwise deprived of their rights, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome or based solely on their actions to aid or assist a woman or pregnant person who is exercising their reproductive rights as specified in the act. Existing law authorizes a party whose rights are protected by the Reproductive Privacy Act to bring a civil action against an offending state actor when those rights are interfered with by conduct or by statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment in violation of the act, as specified, and require a court, upon a motion, to award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff.
This bill would authorize the Attorney General, if it appears to them that a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any act or practice constituting a violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act, to bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California in the superior court to enjoin the acts or practices or to enforce compliance with the act, as specified. In this context, the bill would authorize the Attorney General to make public or private investigations, publish information concerning violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act, and subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of documents or records that they deem relevant or material to the inquiry.
This bill would impose a civil penalty not exceeding $25,000 upon any person or governmental entity that violates any provision of the act and a civil penalty for violation of the bill’s provisions, to be determined as specified. The bill would require any costs, fees, and civil penalties collected pursuant to these provisions to be available to the office of the Attorney General upon appropriation of the Legislature for exclusive use by the Attorney General for enforcement of act.
Existing law, the Government Claims Act, generally requires that all claims for money or damages against local public entities be presented in accordance with specified law, and excepts certain claims from this requirement.
This bill would additionally except claims brought under the Reproductive Privacy Act from those requirements under the Government Claims Act.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 905 of the Government Code is amended to read:905.
There shall be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) all claims for money or damages against local public entities except any of the following:(a) Claims under the Revenue and Taxation Code or other statute prescribing procedures for the refund, rebate, exemption, cancellation, amendment, modification, or adjustment of any tax, assessment, fee, or charge or any portion of the charge, or of any penalties, costs, or related charges.
(b) Claims in connection with which the filing of a notice of lien, statement of claim, or stop notice is required under any law relating to liens of mechanics, laborers, or materialmen.
(c) Claims by public employees for fees, salaries, wages, mileage, or other expenses and allowances.
(d) Claims for which the workers’ compensation authorized by Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code is the exclusive remedy.
(e) Applications or claims for any form of public assistance under the Welfare and Institutions Code or other provisions of law relating to public assistance programs, and claims for goods, services, provisions, or other assistance rendered for or on behalf of any recipient of any form of public assistance.
(f) Applications or claims for money or benefits under any public retirement or pension system.
(g) Claims for principal or interest upon any bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness.
(h) Claims that relate to a special assessment constituting a specific lien against the property assessed and that are payable from the proceeds of the assessment, by offset of a claim for damages against it or by delivery of any warrant or bonds representing it.
(i) Claims by the state or by a state department or agency or by another local public entity or by a judicial branch entity.
(j) Claims arising under any provision of the Unemployment Insurance Code, including, but not limited to, claims for money or benefits, or for refunds or credits of employer or worker contributions, penalties, or interest, or for refunds to workers of deductions from wages in excess of the amount prescribed.
(k) Claims for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures made pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(l) Claims governed by the Pedestrian Mall Law of 1960 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 13 of the Streets and Highways Code).
(m) Claims made pursuant to Section 340.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual assault.
(n) Claims made pursuant to Section 701.820 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the recovery of money pursuant to Section 26680.
(o) Claims made pursuant to Section 49013 of the Education Code for reimbursement of pupil fees for participation in educational activities.
(p) Claims made pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.
(p)
(q) The changes made to this section by the act that added this subdivision are retroactive and apply to any action commenced on or after the date of enactment of that act, and to any action filed before the date of enactment and still pending on that date, including any action or causes of action that would have been barred by the laws in effect before the date of enactment.
SECTION 1.SEC. 2.
Article 11. Enforcement of the Reproductive Privacy Act
12670.
For purposes of this article, “Reproductive Privacy Act” shall mean 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).12671.
(a) If it appears to the Attorney General that a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any act or practice constituting a violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act, the Attorney General may, in their discretion, bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California in the superior court to enjoin the acts or practice or to enforce compliance with the Reproductive Privacy Act. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or preliminary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandate shall be granted by the court. No action at law or in equity may be maintained by any party against the Attorney General because they exercise the powers described in this subdivision.(b) If the Attorney General determines that it is in the public interest, they may include in any action authorized by subdivision (a) a claim for ancillary relief, including, but not limited to, a claim for restitution or disgorgement, or damages on behalf of the persons injured by the act or practice constituting the subject matter of the action, and the court shall have jurisdiction to award additional relief.
(c) If a defendant is ordered by the court to pay restitution to a victim, the court may require the payment as a money judgment in its order, which shall be enforceable in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of any other money judgment. Any order issued under this subdivision shall contain provisions that are designed to achieve a fair and orderly satisfaction of the judgment.
12672.
(a) The Attorney General, in their discretion, may take any of the following actions:(1) Make public or private investigations within or outside of this state that the Attorney General deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate the Reproductive Privacy Act or to aid in the enforcement of these laws.
(2) Publish information concerning any violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act.
(b) For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding pursuant to the Reproductive Privacy Act, the Attorney General, or any officer designated by them, may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records that they deem relevant or material to the inquiry.
(c) If any person refuses to obey a subpoena issued to them pursuant to this section, the superior court, upon application by the Attorney General, may issue to the person an order requiring them to appear before the Attorney General, or the officer designated by the Attorney General, to produce documentary evidence or to give evidence touching the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.
(d)(1)No person is excused from attending and testifying, or from producing any document or record before the Attorney General, or from obedience to the subpoena of the Attorney General, or any officer designated by them, in any proceeding instituted by the Attorney General, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture.
(2)
(d) No person may be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the individual is compelled, after validly claiming the individual’s privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that a person who testifies is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury or contempt committed in testifying.
12673.
(a) Any person or governmental entity that violates any provision of the Reproductive Privacy Act shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation, that shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction.(b) The court shall impose a civil penalty for each violation of this article. In assessing the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider any one or more of the relevant circumstances presented by any of the parties to the case, including, but not limited to, the following: the nature and seriousness of the misconduct, the number of violations, the persistence of the misconduct, the length of time over which the misconduct occurred, the willfulness of the defendant’s misconduct, and the defendant’s assets, liabilities, and net worth.
(c) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this article are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce the provisions of this article.
(d) (1) Any person or entity that violates this section any provision of the Reproductive Privacy Act is liable for any costs, fees, and civil penalties. Costs, fees, and civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the office of the Attorney General.
(2) The aforementioned funds shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for exclusive use by the Attorney General for enforcement of Reproductive Privacy Act.
(e) No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under subdivision (a) unless brought before the expiration of four years after the act or transaction constituting the violation.
12674.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation on the powers of the Attorney General pursuant to this chapter or any other law administered by the Attorney General.Text of AB 67 as amended, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions