CA-SB59-2025
California · SB 59 · 2025
Change of name or gender and sex identifier.
Pro-LGBTQ+Enacted
- Bill key
- CA-SB59-2025
- State
- California
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Law status
- Active
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 59, 2025–2026 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Cal. 2025) (enacted), https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59.
- Short citation
- Cal. S.B. 59.
- Enacted as
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2025.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Change of name or gender and sex identifier.
Curator notes
"Transgender Privacy Act" - seals state court records of name and gender marker changes for trans folks, requiring a court order to unseal
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wiener | Democratic | Senator | SD-011 | Primary sponsor |
| Christopher Cabaldon | Democratic | Senator | SD-003 | Co-sponsor |
| Sabrina Cervantes | Democratic | Senator | SD-031 | Co-sponsor |
| Corey Jackson | Democratic | Representative | HD-060 | Co-sponsor |
| John Laird | Democratic | Senator | SD-017 | Co-sponsor |
| Alex Lee | Democratic | Representative | HD-024 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Gonzalez | Democratic | Representative | HD-054 | Co-sponsor |
| Steve Padilla | Democratic | Senator | SD-018 | Co-sponsor |
| Sasha Renee Perez | Democratic | Senator | SD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| Jose Solache | Democratic | Representative | HD-062 | Co-sponsor |
| Chris Ward | Democratic | Representative | HD-078 | Co-sponsor |
| Rick Zbur | Democratic | Representative | HD-051 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (8,836 characters)
- As enrolled or final (18,243 characters)
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