BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 1433
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Date of Hearing: August 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1433
(Mitchell) - As Amended May 31, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill provides that any incarcerated person in the state
prison who menstruates must, upon request, have improved access
to personal hygiene materials, and contraceptive services, as
specified.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Potential future annual General Fund cost in the range of
$190,000 to the California Correctional Health Care Services
(CCHCS) to provide the counseling services and methods of birth
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control. Annual costs would fluctuate based on the inmate
population trends and volume of requests for services and
materials. Currently, the Budget includes funding of $632,000
for these services, which assumes 50 percent participation by
the female population that is of reproductive age. If this bill
results in greater awareness and thus a 30 percent increase in
participation, future costs could increase by $190,000, assuming
no change in the eligible population.
COMMENTS:
Background and Purpose. Current law requires that any woman
inmate, upon her request, be allowed to continue to use
materials necessary for: 1) personal hygiene with regard to her
menstrual cycle and reproductive system, and 2) birth control
measures as prescribed by her physician. Current law also
requires that each and every woman inmate be furnished with
information and education regarding the availability of family
planning services, and family planning services be provided.
In support, Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific
Southwest indicates California's law relating to reproductive
healthcare for women are outdated. Current law provides that
women who are using birth control may continue using it; however
the law does not specify that women who are not using may
request to begin use.
According to the author, this bill requires the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and CCHCS to
provide family planning services upon request, as well as
provide that these services be offered between 180 to 60 days
prior to an individual's parole release date. Moreover, this
bill acknowledges the fact that there are many medical uses for
birth control besides preventing pregnancy such as regulating
menstrual periods, relieving severe cramps, and treating
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endometriosis. The author states, "SB 1433 will ensure that the
health care needs of incarcerated women are improved by
providing adequate family planning services upon request and
prior to their release date."
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081