BILL | SUMMARY | RESULTS |
| (OPPOSE) AB 495AB 495 (Rodriguez) allows any adult to claim to be a child’s “caregiver” simply by filling out a form called the Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit — without parent permission, photo I.D., court approval, and a background check. | AB 495 SIGNED BY THE GOV., BECAME LAW 10/12/2025
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(OPPOSE) Sex Education for K-8 StudentsAB 86 (Boerner) Allows health materials for K–8 to be based on high school content that is too sexual for younger children.
| AB 86 10/01/25 VETOED BY GOVERNOR | |
(OPPOSE) New LGBTQ Student ID LawAB 727 (Gonzalez) Requires all California schools and colleges to print the Trevor Project’s LGBTQ youth crisis hotline on student ID cards.
| AB 727 SIGNED BY THE GOV., BECAME LAW 10/10/2025 | |
(OPPOSE) – Expands Confidentiality for Gender and Name ChangesSB 59 (Wiener) Makes all gender and name change records private, allows courts to seal them without hearings, protects past records.
*It will take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
| SB 59 SIGNED BY THE GOV., BECAME LAW 10/13/2025 | |
(OPPOSE) Fast-Tracking Name and Gender Changes on Legal DocumentsAB 1084 (Zbur) Speeds up and simplifies how adults and minors can legally change their names or gender.
| AB 1084 SIGNED BY THE GOV., BECAME LAW 10/13/2025 | |
(OPPOSE) Forced Gender Coverage in Health Care PlansSB 418 (Menjivar) Require insurance to cover gender-affirming care without discrimination and mandate pharmacists to provide hormone therapy. | SB 418 VETOED BY GOVERNOR 10/13/25 | |
(OPPOSE) Protect Chart Schools & Their FundingAB 84 (Muratsuchi) Cuts funding and limit options for homeschool-friendly charter schools by increasing fees and bureaucracy.
| AB 84 ORDERED TO INACTIVE FILE AT THE REQUEST OF SENATOR GRAYSON. |
LEGISLATIVE WATCH LIST
AB 54 (Krell and/ Aguiar-Curry) - (OPPOSE) The bill allows legal abortion pills to be sent, used, and protects all involved from lawsuits, including retroactively since 2020. It also lets minors access these drugs without parental knowledge, raising safety and parental rights concerns.
RESULTS:
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Umberg.
AB 40 (Bonta) - (OPPOSE) This bill says California will only use new congressional maps (from AB 604) if voters approve a constitutional change and another state redraws its maps on its own between 2025 and 2031. It allows an early map change to match other states, even though redistricting usually happens every 10 years.
RESULTS:
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
AB 260 (Aguiar-Curry) - (OPPOSE) The bill lets California regulate abortion drugs like mifepristone without FDA approval, protects providers from penalties, requires insurance coverage, expands telehealth access, and shields records from law enforcement—raising safety and oversight concerns.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 9/26/25.
AB 551 (Petrie-Norris) - (OPPOSE) The bill funds a program to expand abortion and birth control access in California ERs, trains staff, and treats abortion as emergency care—potentially increasing abortion rates and allowing minors to access abortions without parental notification.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 1500 (Schiavo) - (OPPOSE) This bill will create a comprehensive online resource for sexual and reproductive health, including abortion services, that would be regularly updated and informed by community input.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 45 (Bauer-Kahan) - (OPPOSE) This bill blocks location tracking near clinics and limits pro-life outreach, while protecting abortion data from out-of-state laws—raising concerns about secrecy and reduced access to alternatives..
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 9/26/25.
AB 67 (Bauer-Kahan) - (OPPOSE) allows the Attorney General take legal action against anyone trying to block abortion access, including fining cities that refuse abortion providers. It gives the state more power to enforce abortion laws, raising concerns about silencing opposition and weakening protections for the unborn.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 908 (Solache) - (OPPOSE) The bill requires state reviews to ensure schools teach about diverse groups’ contributions, adding to existing checks against discrimination to promote inclusive lessons.
RESULTS:
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.
AB 727 (Gonzalez) - (OPPOSE) Requires all California schools and colleges to print the Trevor Project’s LGBTQ youth crisis hotline on student ID cards.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/10/25.
AB 1468 (Dawn and Zbur) - (OPPOSE)The bill sets statewide ethnic studies rules for high schools, shifting control to the California Department of Education to ensure an inclusive, fair curriculum free from political agendas.
RESULTS:
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
AB 84 (Muratsuchi) - (OPPOSE) would divert crucial funding from homeschool-friendly charter schools into unnecessary bureaucracy..
RESULTS:
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.
AB 268 (Patel) - (OPPOSE) This bill makes Diwali a California state holiday celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists. Schools and state offices can close for it or hold activities to teach about its meaning using existing materials, with an optional curriculum available.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/06/25.
SB 418 (Menjivar) - (OPPOSE) Require insurance to cover gender-affirming care without discrimination and mandate pharmacists to provide hormone therapy.
RESULTS:
Vetoed by Governor on 10/13/25.
SB 497 (Weiner) - (OPPOSE) protects people getting or giving gender-affirming care in California by stopping other states from investigating or prosecuting them. It prevents California agencies from sharing medical or prescription data that could be used against patients or providers.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
SB 608 (Menjivar) - (OPPOSE) Will require schools follow California’s Healthy Youth Act by teaching sexual health and HIV prevention to grades 7-12. It also requires school health centers to provide condoms without restrictions and stops stores from refusing to sell birth control or asking for ID, except in some cases.
RESULTS:
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
AB 1084 (Zbur) - (OPPOSE) Focuses on simplifying and speeding up the process for adults and minors to change their names or self-identifying gender in legal documents, like birth certificates or marriage licenses.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
AB 86 (Boerner) - (OPPOSE) Allows health materials for K–8 to be based on high school content that is too sexual for younger children.
RESULTS:
Vetoed by Governor 10/01/25.
AB 82 (Ward) - (OPPOSE) This bill hides personal info of people getting gender-affirming or abortion care, blocks prescription reporting, limits law enforcement investigations, and stops cooperation with other states, which may reduce accountability and raise public safety concerns.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
SB 528 (Weber) - (OPPOSE) allows California use its own money to keep offering abortion, birth control, and gender-affirming care even if federal funding stops. It could expand these services to everyone, raising concerns about public funds supporting controversial procedures without enough oversight or parental involvement.
RESULTS:
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
AB 281 (Gallagher) - (SUPPORT) requires schools to tell parents when sex and HIV education will happen and who (outside groups or consultants) will teach it. It aims to give parents more information and transparency about their children’s lessons.
RESULTS:
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Gallagher.
AB 579 (Castillo) - (SUPPORT) Yaeli’s Law protects parents from being investigated or punished for using their child’s legal name, birth pronouns, or not providing gender-affirming care. It ensures these actions aren’t treated as abuse and lets parents take legal action if wrongly accused, supporting parental rights and family values.
RESULTS:
This bill does not have any committee assignments.
AB 600 (Castillo) - (SUPPORT) allows parents excuse their child from school lessons, activities, or surveys about transgender topics if it goes against their religious beliefs. Schools must inform parents of this right, provide an alternative for the student, and cannot punish them for opting out. If the school doesn’t follow the law, parents can take legal action and may recover court costs.
RESULTS:
This bill does not have any committee assignments.
AB 144 (OPPOSE) The bill lets CDPH set student vaccine rules, recommends HPV vaccine before 8th grade, requires parent notice from 6th grade, and allows more providers to vaccinate. It may tighten medical exemptions and protects providers legally. It also expands abortion, gender-affirming care, and youth mental health access.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 9/17/25.
AB 302 (Bauer-Kahan) - (SUPPORT) This bill lets California public officials and their families request that their private info (like home addresses or phone numbers) not be shared or sold. Anyone who refuses to remove it or shares it in a harmful way could face legal or criminal penalties, aiming to protect them from threats or harassment.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 322 (Ward) - (SUPPORT) Requires California businesses to clearly tell people when they collect exact location data, why they’re collecting it, and how it will be used. It also limits how long the data can be kept no longer than needed or one year after the last interaction giving people more control over their privacy.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 38 (Lackey) - (SUPPORT) Would classify rape or sexual assault of a minor with a developmental disability as a violent felony, leading to tougher penalties and longer prison sentences, especially for repeat offenders. The bill aims to protect vulnerable children by ensuring harsher consequences for those who commit such serious crimes.
RESULTS:
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
AB 379 (Schultz) - (SUPPORT) This bill aims to fight sex trafficking by re-criminalizing loitering with intent to buy sex, reversing parts of SB 357. It creates a Survivor Support Fund and increases accountability for sex buyers, though a key provision to make soliciting 16- and 17-year-olds a felony was reduced to a misdemeanor.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 7/30/25.
SB 19 (Rubio) - (SUPPORT) This bill makes threatening death or serious harm on school or worship grounds a crime, with harsher penalties including jail time. Threats causing fear are punishable as misdemeanors or felonies, while those under 18 face infractions. The goal is to improve safety in these places.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/11/25.
AB 63 (Rodriguez) - (SUPPORT) This bill reinstates the misdemeanor for loitering with intent to engage in prostitution and prevents arrests based solely on gender identity or sexual orientation. Police must document attempts to offer services before making an arrest.
RESULTS:
In committee: Hearing for testimony only.
SB 751 (Becker and Jones) - (OPPOSE) The bill allows UC to study illegal psychedelic psilocybin for treating PTSD and depression in veterans and first responders but raises safety, effectiveness, risk, and oversight concerns.
RESULTS:
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
SB 771 (Stern)- (OPPOSE) Social media platforms (like Facebook, X, TikTok) could be held legally responsible if their algorithms spread content causing harassment, threats, or discrimination.
RESULTS:
Vetoed by the Governor 10/13/25.
AB 1487 (Addis) - (OPPOSE) this bill would allow hospitals and clinics to partner with transgender advocacy organizations to apply for grants that fund sex-change surgeries and hormone treatments for both minors and adults.
STATUS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
SB 59 (Wiener) - (OPPOSE) Makes all gender and name change records private, allows courts to seal them without hearings, protects past records.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
AB 1464 (Macedo) - (SUPPORT) This bill ensures safety in prisons by requiring that transgender, nonbinary, or intersex individuals who committed serious crimes be housed according to their anatomy. This prevents dangerous offenders from being placed in facilities where they could harm others, especially victims of the opposite gender.
RESULTS:
May be heard in the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
AB 932 (Irwin) - (OPPOSE) This bill expands discrimination laws to cover more schools and local programs, making it illegal to treat anyone unfairly in youth or school sports based on sex or gender identity. It allows people to sue if discriminated against and requires equal access to teams and facilities.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/11/25.
SB 403 (Blakespear) - (OPPOSE) The "End of Life Option Act" lets certain terminally ill adults in California request medication to end their life. This bill would remove the current expiration date, making the law permanent.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/03/25.
AB 392 (Dixon) - (SUPPORT) This bill requires porn websites to verify that all performers are adults and consented to being filmed and posted. It also mandates quick removal of content if someone says they didn’t agree or were underage, with uploaders facing legal penalties and allowing people to sue if rules are broken.
RESULTS:
In committee: Held under submission.
AB 621 (Bauer-Kahan) - (SUPPORT) This bill toughens protections against deepfake pornography by letting people, especially minors, sue those who create or share fake sexual content without consent. It also holds companies responsible if they support such sites and don’t act, with penalties up to $250,000 and legal enforcement by prosecutors.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/13/25.
AB 930 (Ward)- (OPPOSE) this bill would allow mail-in ballots be counted up to 7 days after Election Day, which could delay results. It also makes people who request a recount pay a hidden fee and choose how the recount is done, which could be confusing and costly.
RESULTS:
Approved by the Governor and became law on 10/03/25.