California

California: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

271 bills: 23 Anti-LGBTQ+, 248 Pro-LGBTQ+. 165 are enacted (1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 164 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Enacted1651164
Failed792158
Vetoed25124
Pending202

Most recent bills

All 271 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of California: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in California, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030402003: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2004: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 12 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 15 Pro-LGBTQ+2007: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2008: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 21 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 23 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 30 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 26 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 26 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in California, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in California by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.05101520252003: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2004: 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2007: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2008: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 13 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 12 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 19 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 21 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 16 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in California by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0510152025200620102014201820222026
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A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
20263152616016
20252822621021
20243333014014
20232302319019
2022404303
2021505505
2020505202
2019202202
2018808505
2017303303
2014505202
2013505303
20121129312
20111401412012
20102322113013
20091001010010
20081028202
2007707707
200619415808
200514212707
2004918606
2003202202

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents17215
Bathrooms & facilities523
Sports participation321
Youth gender-affirming care20119
Adult gender-affirming care11011
Insurance coverage808
Prisons, jails & detention1129
Schools & curriculum31724
DEI & bias training707
Book bans & censorship211
Pronouns, names & outing202
Marriage, family & custody48444
Nondiscrimination protections93192
Hate crimes10010
Religious exemptions431
Military service303
Conversion therapy202
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law303
Symbolic resolutions & recognition59356
Government process, funding & data13013

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Holiday/Recognition40040
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination23023
Broad Nondiscrimination20020
Employment Nondiscrimination17017
Healthcare Nondiscrimination16016
Education Nondiscrimination15015
Supportive Resolution14014
Birth Certificate Or Identification12012
Marriage Equality1019
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies808
Gender Affirming Care808
Insurance Nondiscrimination808
Show the other 71 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Prisoner Nondiscrimination808
Hate Crime Classification707
Housing Nondiscrimination707
Foster Children Protections606
Implicit Bias Training606
Safe State Bill606
Anti-Bullying505
Easy Name And Gender Changes505
Abuse Survivors Protections404
Civil Unions404
LGBTQ+ Education404
Anti-Harassment303
Don't Say Gay: K12330
End Trans Panic Defense303
Inclusive Bathrooms303
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum303
Military Nondiscrimination303
Privacy: Data Protection303
Provider Protections303
Algorithmic Nondiscrimination202
Child Custody Protections202
Conversion Therapy Ban202
Don't Say Trans: K12220
End Legal Recognition220
HIV and STI Care202
Inclusive Language202
Intersex Protection202
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights202
LGBTQ+ Health Care202
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights202
Opt-In LGBTQ Education220
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education220
Prison Placement Ban220
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination202
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization220
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws202
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment220
Sports Ban: K12220
Supportive Resolution: Marriage202
Anti-Censorship: Book Ban Ban101
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage110
Appropriations101
Athletics Nondiscrimination101
Censorship: Book Ban110
Child Custody Bill110
Child Custody Bill: DACPA110
Credit Nondiscrimination101
Discrimination in Education110
Don't Say Gay: Elementary110
Don't Say Gay: No Promo Homo110
Don't Say Trans: Elementary110
Forced Outing: Schools: Trans110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors110
Government Services Nondiscrimination101
Jury Nondiscrimination101
LGBTQ+ Carceral Survivor Re-Entry101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Training101
LGBTQ+ Media Campaign101
Opt-In LGBTQ Education: Secondary110
Political Campaigning Nondiscrimination101
Privacy: Medical101
Religious Exemptions101
Religious Exemptions: Academic110
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Pathologization101
Same-Sex Marriage Ban110
Sports Ban: Colleges110
Suicide Prevention101
Supporting LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses101
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges110
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12110
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations110

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Scott WienerDSenatorSD-01143
Chris WardDRepresentativeHD-07841
Alex LeeDRepresentativeHD-02437
Rick ZburDRepresentativeHD-05136
Corey JacksonDRepresentativeHD-06034
Matt HaneyDRepresentativeHD-01731
Ash KalraDRepresentativeHD-02530
Caroline MenjivarDSenatorSD-02029
John LairdDSenatorSD-01729
Tom AmmianoDRepresentativeHD-01729

All 292 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 1:26-cv-02029E.D. Cal.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-01535N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 5:26-cv-01970N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-02262N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-03444N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-10510N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 4:26-cv-10680N.D. Cal.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-04737S.D. Cal.District2026
Case 8:25-cv-01485C.D. Cal.District2025
Case 2:25-cv-08957C.D. Cal.District2025

All 32 court cases

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.