Analysis
A quick look at limits on bill introductions
About a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected officials.
About a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected officials.
Following the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision, California lawmakers passed a large number of bills to protect the right to safe and legal abortion. But expanding abortion access also required amending the state’s complex scope of practice laws.