AB 2082 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Rural Farmworker Women's Health Act of 2026.

Summary

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 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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026

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04/06/26 - Amended Assembly → AB2082 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions of AB 2082. The difference is purely presentational: the first version is formatted as a traditional legislative document, while the second is a web page rendering of the same bill text with added navigation elements and metadata. The statutory language defining menstrual products and requiring the State Department of Public Health to establish a free menstrual product distribution program in rural farmworker communities remains identical.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a plain legislative document layout into a web page format with added navigation menus, search tools, version tracking links, and metadata. No changes to the actual statutory language or policy content were made.

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Committee

Amendments

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Held under submission.

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Apr 6, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors