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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Consideration of Support of State Bills Recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
1. Motion providing support of bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for July 15, 2025 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report asks City Council to consider state bills for support as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff seeks City Council’s direction on support for legislation recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women.
ANALYSIS
As an advisory board to the City Council, one of the functions of the Commission on the Status of Women is policy recommendation. The Commission is committed to being informed about current and impending issues, policies, and legislation relevant to the well-being of women and girls in order to make recommendations of support or opposition on such issues, policies, and legislation to City Council. As part of this function, the Commission monitors legislation on the state and federal levels that impact and affect women and girls, and advises and advocates on these issues.
At the July 14th, special meeting, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will discuss recommending support of state bills to Council for their approval on behalf of the City of Glendale. The list of bills that the Commission will be discussing are based on the CSW’s adopted legislative platform, which reflects the following priorities:
1. Women in the Workplace
2. Women’s Health
3. Women’s Safety
4. Women in the Budget
5. Women in the Military and Military Families
6. Women in Postsecondary Education
For the year 2025, the State Legislature returned on January 6, 2025 to begin the first year of the two-year legislative session, and had until February 21 to introduce new legislation. For newly-introduced bills, the Legislature had until June 6, 2025 to pass bills out of the house of origin. Then, the Legislature has until September 12, 2025 to pass bills and send them to the Governor for his signature.
On July 14, 2025, CSW will take action in regards to these seven state bills:
AB 432 (Bauer-Kahan): Menopause Care Equality Act
This bill would require mandatory continuing medical education for certain providers in a course in perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal care.
Status: The bill is in the Senate Committees on Business, Professions and Economic Development; Education; and Health
AB 495 (C. Rodriguez): Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025 This bill aims to strengthen and expand legal protections for families in the event of deportation actions, and would expand the type of person who is authorized to execute a caregiver’s authorization affidavit to include a “nonrelative extended family member”, 9a3
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and grant them the same rights as given to guardians to authorize school-related medical care.
Status: The bill is in the Senate Committees on Judiciary and Human Services AB 788 (Quirk-Silva): Rehabilitation and Safety for Incarcerated Women This bill would create, within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Female Programs and Services, to be led by a director meeting specific qualifications to be responsible solely for female adult institutions and community facilities housing female offenders.
Status: The bill is in the Senate Committee on Public Safety.
AB 836 (Stefani): Midwifery Education Landscape Analysis This bill would require funding for a statewide analysis to map the landscape of midwifery education and explore solutions to expand and diversify the midwifery workforce.
Status: The bill is in the Senate Committee on Health.
SB 75 (Smallwood-Cuevas): Women Prison Apprenticeships
This bill would launch a rehabilitation pilot in Los Angeles, Alameda, and San Diego counties by January 1, 2028, and would provide incarcerated individuals access to preapprenticeship training in the skilled construction and building trades until January 1, 2032.
Status: The bill is in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment.
SB 258 (Wahab): Justice for Disabled Spouses
This bill would remove the spousal exception from the current definition of rape where the person is incapable of giving legal consent because of a mental disorder or developmental or physical disability.
Status: The bill is in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.
SB 271 (Reyes): Transforming Higher Education for Student Parents Through Essential Financial Childcare Support Services
This bill would require each California State University and California Community College and request each University of California financial aid office, childcare development center, and basic needs center to refer student parents to local resources to inform them on available services and resources.
Status: The bill is in the Assembly Committees on Higher Education and Human Services.
At the meeting of July 15, 2025, staff will notify the City Council of the list of bills the CSW recommended for support on July 14, 2025.
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STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
There are no stakeholders associated with this report.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
Support of state legislation is not a project under CEQA.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Alternative 1: Approve support for the list of bills recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women.
Alternative 2: Provide alternative direction on the list of bills as recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women.
Alternative 3: Consider any alternatives not proposed by staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:
Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk
Prepared by:
Nadia Johnson, Administrative Associate
Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1: Commission on the Status of Women Legislative Tracking Sheet 2025