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Courage California’s 2025 priority legislation includes the following bills:

Abortion and Reproductive Justice

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 54Krell, Aguiar-CurryThe Access to Safe Abortion Care Act would ensure access to medication abortion.Introduced in Assembly 12/2/24. In committee.
AB 551KrellSeeks to establish the Reproductive Health Emergency Preparedness Program (RHEPP) for the purpose of expanding and improving access to reproductive, sexual, and miscarriage care in Emergency Departments across California.Introduced in Assembly 2/11/25. In committee.

Climate and Environmental Justice

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
SB 222Wiener and PérezThe Affordable Insurance and Climate Recovery Act would would allow insurers, California’s FAIR Plan, and victims to recover losses related to climate disasters from oil and gas companies.Introduced in Senate 1/27/25. In committee.
SB 332WahabThe Investor-Owned Utility Accountability Act would address ongoing issues of affordability and safety with California’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), including PG&E. The Act has a multi-prong approach, including capping IOU rate increases, prohibiting shut-offs for vulnerable ratepayers, requiring annual audits of equipments in high fire risk areas, tying executive compensation to safety metrics, and funding resilience hubs and community infrastructure to meet power needs during emergencies.Introduced in Senate 2/12/25
SB 684 / AB 1243Menjivar and AddisThe Polluters Pay Climate Action Superfund Act of 2025 would force fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate damage mitigation and prevention. Introduced in Senate and Assembly 2/21/25

Democracy and Voting Rights

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
SB 42Umberg, Allen, and LeeThe California Fair Elections Act of 2026 would put a measure on the November 2026 ballot to repeal California’s ban on public funding of campaigns so that every local government and the state can pass public financing if they want to.Introduced in Assembly 2/5/25

Health Equity

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 4ArambulaWould authorize Covered California to establish a parallel marketplace to offer the same qualified health plans to undocumented Californians, who are currently excluded from accessing the program.Introduced in Assembly 12/2/25. In committee.
AB 298BontaWould expand the prohibition on out-of-pocket costs, including copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles to all covered health care services provided to children under 21.Introduced in Assembly 1/23/25. In committee.
AJR 3SchiavoA comprehensive statement to U.S. Congress explaining how Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are foundational to California communities and that any cuts to these programs will only offer irreparable harm.Introduced 3/3/25.

Housing and Homelessness

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 246Bryan and PérezWould call for a rent freeze across LA County.Introduced in Assembly 1/15/25. In committee.
AB 736WicksThe Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 would authorize $10 billion in general obligation bond funds to support the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing and permanent supportive housing.Introduced in Assembly 2/18/25. In committee.
SB 52PérezThe End AI Rent Hikes Act protect renters by prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to manipulate and unfairly increase rents.Introduced in Assembly 12/24/24. In committee.

Immigrant Rights

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 49MuratsuchiWould prohibit school or child care center employees from letting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers enter their sites without a valid ID, statement of purpose, court order and approval from the school district’s superintendent or director of the child care center.Introduced in Assembly 12/2/24. In committee.
AB 421SolacheWould generally restrict local police and sheriff’s deputies from helping immigration authorities near medical offices, places of worship and day care centers.Introduced in Assembly 2/5/25. In committee.
SB 48GonzalezWould prohibit school or child care center employees from letting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers enter their sites without a valid ID, statement of purpose, court order, and approval from the school district’s superintendent or director of the child care center.Introduced in Senate 12/16/24. In committee.
SB 98PérezThe Sending Alerts to Families in Education (SAFE) Act would mandate schools and college campuses to immediately notify all students, parents, faculty, staff, and other community members if immigration officers are present on the premises, similar to early warning systems in place for emergency alerts.Introduced in Senate 1/23/25. In committee.
SBX1-1 and SB X1-2Wiener and GabrielDesignates $25 million for the California Department of Justice to defend the state against the Trump administration and an additional $25 million for grants to nonprofits to provide legal services.SIGNED INTO LAW 2/7/25

LGBTQ+ Rights

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 82WardWould protect transgender and nonbinary Californians accessing essential healthcare and those seeking abortion and reproductive healthcare by limiting the sharing of sensitive patient data related to these services. The bill also expands safe-haven protections for patients, their families and medical professionals who offer this care to protect them from harassment, violence and hostile out-of-state actors.Introduced in Assembly 12/20/24
AB 715ZburWould shield attorneys in California from disciplinary action for providing legal services to patients, medical providers and others seeking or offering health services that are lawful in the state but illegal in other states. Introduced in Assembly 2/14/25. In committee.
SB 59WienerThe Transgender Privacy Act: Protects the privacy and safety of transgender and nonbinary Californians by making all court records related to name and gender marker changes confidential, reducing their risk of being outed and exposed to danger. It also prohibits these records from being posted publicly.Introduced in Senate 1/8/25. In committee.
SB 497WienerWould strengthen legal protections for transgender people, their teachers, healthcare providers, and family by shielding health data and medical information and supporting gender affirmation.Introduced in Assembly 12/2/24. In committee.

Public Safety and Justice

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 1376BontaEnd Endless Probation would protect youth unnecessarily languishing on probation and codify existing case law that requires the conditions of probation to be individually tailored, developmentally appropriate, proportional, and not excessiveIntroduced in Assembly 2/21/25. In committee.
ACA 6WilsonWould amend the California Constitution to prohibit slavery in all forms. Requires a 2/3 vote.Introduced in Assembly 2/6/25

Workers’ Rights

BillAuthorDescriptionStatus
AB 247BryanWould guarantee that incarcerated firefighters receive wages equal to the lowest non-incarcerated firefighter pay for the time they are actively fighting fires and make sure that these wages get updated annually. Incarcerated individuals who fight state wildfires are currently compensated only $5 to $10 per day.Introduced in Assembly 1/15/25. In committee.
SB 261WahabWould help workers collect the money they are owed from employers who have committed wage theft.Introduced in Senate 2/3/25. In committee.