Overview
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 106 on Feb. 11, authorizing $90 million in one-time grants for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers to offset blocked Medicaid reimbursements.
- State officials and Planned Parenthood say the funding will keep clinics open for services such as screenings, contraception, and STI care, and lawmakers stipulate the grants cannot pay for abortions.
- The appropriation builds on roughly $145 million California provided last fall, after legislators raised Newsom’s new proposal from $60 million to $90 million during budget talks.
- Reporting describes the federal prohibition as a one-year cutoff with Medicaid reimbursements scheduled to resume in July 2026, while California leads ongoing litigation challenging the law.
- Republican lawmakers criticize the allocation as poorly prioritized and lacking oversight, pointing to strained rural hospitals, and the signing event drew notice after Jennifer Siebel Newsom scolded reporters for off-topic questions.