Marathon sessions begin for California Legislature

Senators also passed Senate Bill 233 — written by state Senator Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat — that will enable Arizona doctors to provide abortion services to patients from Arizona in California.

Hailed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the bill was a response to Arizona’s Supreme Court upholding an 1864 near-total abortion ban. The Arizona Legislature has since repealed that law, though that repeal won’t become effective until October or November.

“This is why SB 233 is still needed,” Skinner said.

Having already passed the Assembly, this bill now proceeds to the governor’s desk. It will become law immediately if passed.

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