California SB 107 (2021)
California SB 107 (2021)
California SB 107 (2021)
January 5, 2021
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subpoena has been sought in this state. Existing law generally prohibits
a provider of health care, a health care service plan, or a contractor from
disclosing medical information regarding a patient, enrollee, or
subscriber without first obtaining an authorization, unless a specified
exception applies, including that the disclosure is in response to a
subpoena.
This bill would prohibit a provider of health care, a health care service
plan, or a contractor from releasing medical information related to
sensitive services or related to a person or entity allowing a child to
receive gender-affirming health care in response to a criminal or civil
action, including a foreign subpoena, based on another state’s law that
authorizes a person to bring a civil or criminal action against a person
or entity that allows a child to receive gender-affirming health care.
The bill additionally would prohibit law enforcement agencies from
making, or intentionally participating in, the arrest of an individual
pursuant to an out-of-state arrest warrant based on another state’s law
against receiving providing, receiving, or allowing a child to receive
gender-affirming health care. The bill would prohibit the extradition of
an individual charged with violating another state’s law that criminalizes
allowing a person to receive or provide gender-affirming health care.
(2) Existing law, known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction
and Enforcement Act, provides the state exclusive jurisdictional basis
for making an initial child custody determination, and permits a
California court to assume temporary emergency jurisdiction in specified
circumstances. Existing law permits a court to decline to exercise its
jurisdiction if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum and a court
in another state is a more appropriate forum.
Existing law permits a California court to decline to exercise its
jurisdiction if the petitioner has wrongfully taken the child from another
state or engaged in similar reprehensible conduct, except as specified.
Existing law prohibits a court from considering the taking or retention
of a child from a person who has legal custody of the child if there is
evidence that the taking or retention was a result of domestic violence.
The bill would prohibit the enforcement of an order based on another
state’s law authorizing a child to be removed from their parent or
guardian based on that parent or guardian allowing their child to receive
gender-affirming health care. The bill would prohibit a court from
finding that it is an inconvenient forum where the law or policy of
another state that may take jurisdiction limits the ability of a parent to
obtain gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health
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care, as defined, and the provision of such care is at issue in the case
before the court. The bill would authorize a court to take temporary
jurisdiction because a child has been unable to obtain gender-affirming
health care. The bill would additionally prohibit a court from considering
the taking or retention of a child from a person who has legal custody
of the child, if the taking or retention was for obtaining gender-affirming
health care or mental health care. The bill would declare its provisions
to be severable.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
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line 1 the child has been unable to obtain gender-affirming health care
line 2 or gender-affirming mental health care, as defined by paragraph
line 3 (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 16010.2 of the Welfare and
line 4 Institutions Code.
line 5 (b) If there is no previous child custody determination that is
line 6 entitled to be enforced under this part and a child custody
line 7 proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having
line 8 jurisdiction under Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive, a child custody
line 9 determination made under this section remains in effect until an
line 10 order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under
line 11 Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive. If a child custody proceeding
line 12 has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having
line 13 jurisdiction under Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive, a child custody
line 14 determination made under this section becomes a final
line 15 determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home
line 16 state of the child.
line 17 (c) If there is a previous child custody determination that is
line 18 entitled to be enforced under this part, or a child custody
line 19 proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having
line 20 jurisdiction under Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive, any order
line 21 issued by a court of this state under this section must specify in
line 22 the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the
line 23 person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having
line 24 jurisdiction under Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive. The order
line 25 issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from
line 26 the other state within the period specified or the period expires.
line 27 (d) A court of this state that has been asked to make a child
line 28 custody determination under this section, upon being informed
line 29 that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child
line 30 custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having
line 31 jurisdiction under Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive, shall
line 32 immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this
line 33 state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 3421 to
line 34 3423, inclusive, upon being informed that a child custody
line 35 proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody
line 36 determination has been made by, a court of another state under a
line 37 statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with
line 38 the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety
line 39 of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration
line 40 of the temporary order.
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line 1 and may impose any other condition the court considers just and
line 2 proper.
line 3 (d) A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction
line 4 under this part if a child custody determination is incidental to an
line 5 action for dissolution of marriage or another proceeding while still
line 6 retaining jurisdiction over the dissolution of marriage or other
line 7 proceeding.
line 8 (e) If it appears to the court that it is clearly an inappropriate
line 9 forum, the court may require the party who commenced the
line 10 proceeding to pay, in addition to the costs of the proceeding in this
line 11 state, necessary travel and other expenses, including attorney’s
line 12 fees, incurred by the other parties or their witnesses. Payment is
line 13 to be made to the clerk of the court for remittance to the proper
line 14 party.
line 15 (f) (1) In a case where the provision of gender-affirming health
line 16 care or gender-affirming mental health care to the child is at issue,
line 17 a court of this state shall not determine that it is an inconvenient
line 18 forum where the law or policy of the other state that may take
line 19 jurisdiction limits the ability of a parent to obtain gender-affirming
line 20 health care or gender-affirming mental health care for their child.
line 21 (2) For the purposes of this section, “gender-affirming health
line 22 care” and “gender-affirming mental health care” have the same
line 23 meaning as defined by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section
line 24 16010.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
line 25 SEC. 7. Section 3428 of the Family Code is amended to read:
line 26 3428. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424 or by
line 27 any other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction
line 28 under this part because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction
line 29 has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to
line 30 exercise its jurisdiction unless one of the following are true:
line 31 (1) The parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced
line 32 in the exercise of jurisdiction.
line 33 (2) A court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under
line 34 Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive, determines that this state is a
line 35 more appropriate forum under Section 3427.
line 36 (3) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under
line 37 the criteria specified in Sections 3421 to 3423, inclusive.
line 38 (b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction
line 39 pursuant to subdivision (a), it may fashion an appropriate remedy
line 40 to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the
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