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CaliforniaSB 592025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Change of gender and sex identifier.

Sponsored By: Scott Wiener (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger penalties for leaking sealed records

No one other than the petitioner may post these confidential records online. Beginning six months after this law’s effective date, you can sue to enforce the privacy rules. If you win against a private party, the court awards your attorney’s fees and costs. If someone with actual knowledge that your records were confidential shares them, you can sue for at least $5,000 or your actual losses, plus possible punitive damages and attorney’s fees.

Private court records for name and gender changes

The law keeps court records for name or gender changes confidential. Only you, people in the case, their lawyers, and written agents can see them. For minors, parents or guardians can also see them. This applies to petitions filed on or after July 1, 2026, and to earlier cases if you request confidentiality ex parte with no filing fee, or if records were already confidential. The court must grant that confidentiality request. Courts can still seal all records under existing rules. By July 1, 2026, the Judicial Council provides the forms and rules to make this work statewide.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Scott Wiener

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Christopher Cabaldon

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sabrina Cervantes

    Democratic • Senate

  • Corey Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • John Laird

    Democratic • Senate

  • Alex Lee

    Democratic • House

  • Mark Mark González

    Democratic • House

  • Stephen Padilla

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sasha Renée Pérez

    Democratic • Senate

  • José Luis Solache

    Democratic • House

  • Christopher Ward

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Chavez Zbur

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 160 • No: 42

Senate vote • 9/13/2025

Item 140 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 29 • No: 8

House vote • 9/12/2025

Item 43 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 60 • No: 16

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 11 • No: 4

legislature vote • 6/17/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 9 • No: 1

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Item 154 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 28 • No: 10

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 5 • No: 1

legislature vote • 5/5/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 11 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2025.

    10/13/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/13/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/23/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3036.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/13/2025Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    9/13/2025Senate

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 3410.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/12/2025House

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025House

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    9/2/2025House

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025House

  10. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    8/20/2025House

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/18/2025House

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 17).

    6/17/2025House

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

    6/9/2025House

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    6/3/2025House

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1372.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    6/2/2025Senate

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025Senate

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    5/23/2025Senate

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1190.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025Senate

  19. Set for hearing May 23.

    5/16/2025Senate

  20. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    5/5/2025Senate

  21. Set for hearing May 5.

    4/29/2025Senate

  22. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/24/2025Senate

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 833.) (April 22).

    4/23/2025Senate

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/10/2025Senate

  25. Set for hearing April 22.

    4/8/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/17/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    9/2/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    6/18/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    5/23/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    4/24/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    4/10/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    3/20/2025

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  • Introduced

    1/8/2025

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