Text of CA SB 934 (2026)

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 934 Introduced by Senator Wiener (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Lee) (Coauthors: Senators Cabaldon, Cervantes, Durazo, Gonzalez, Laird, Menjivar, Padilla, Pérez, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wahab) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Bonta, Elhawary, Mark González, Haney, Jackson, Solache, Ward, Wilson, and Zbur) January 29, 2026 An act relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 934, as introduced, Wiener. Sexual orientation change efforts: remedies. Existing law prohibits a mental health provider, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts, as defined, with a patient under 18 years of age. Existing law provides that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject the provider to discipline by the provider’s licensing entity. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide individuals who have been harmed by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts by licensed mental health providers to have adequate time to seek civil remedies. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would provide individuals who have been harmed by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts by licensed mental health providers with adequate time to seek civil remedies for the harms they have suffered.