[SACRAMENTO] — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) responded Wednesday to the announcement that AB 988, the Miles Hall Lifeline Act, has been selected for an Outcomes Review as part of Speaker Robert Rivas's first-of-its-kind oversight initiative.

[Sacramento, CA] – Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) and Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) announced bipartisan legislation to protect Californians from the proliferation of non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material online.

[Sacramento, CA] – Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) issued the
following statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom's 2026-27 budget proposal to
expand access to perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal healthcare:
 

ORINDA, CA — Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Wagner Ranch Nature Area by John Muir Land Trust, marking a major milestone in efforts to restore and reopen this cherished community resource.

[ Sacramento, CA ]– Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) today expressed strong support for legislation introduced in New York that would establish buffer zones around houses of worship and reproductive health care clinics.

STANFORD, Calif. — Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D–Orinda), Chair of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, hosted a Joint Informational Hearing at Stanford University to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping copyright law and California’s creative economy.

[Sacramento, CA] – Less than 24 hours after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1064 (legislation that would have required safety guardrails for minors using AI companion chatbots), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company will allow erotica and other mature content on ChatGPT for "verified adults" starting in December.

[ Sacramento, CA ]– Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) issued the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 432, the Menopause Care Equity Act, despite the bill's near-unanimous passage through the Legislature:

[Sacramento, CA] – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 56, requiring social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users under 18.

[LOS ANGELES, CA] – This morning, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan joined Women’s health and menopause advocate, as well as Academy Award-winning actor, Halle Berry, renowned medical experts, and legislative leaders at a Los Angeles press conference urging Governor Newsom to sign AB 432, the Menopause Care Equity Act.