Bill > AB1084

This bill modifies California's legal procedures for name and gender changes, making the process more streamlined and less burdensome for adults and minors seeking to align their legal documents with their gender identity. For adult petitioners seeking a name change to conform to their gender identity, the bill eliminates the mechanism for filing objections and requires courts to automatically grant the petition within six weeks of filing. For minor petitioners, the bill establishes two scenarios: if the petition is signed by all living parents, the court must grant the name change within six weeks, and if not all parents have signed, the petition must be served on the non-signing parent, who can only object with "good cause" that does not include concerns about the petitioner's gender identity. The bill also removes the requirement that petitioners file a judgment within 30 days and mandates that state registrars or county clerks issue new birth certificates, marriage licenses, and other identifying documents within six weeks of receiving an application. Additionally, the bill declares itself an urgency statute, emphasizing the immediate need to protect transgender and nonbinary individuals from discrimination and potential harassment by enabling them to quickly obtain accurate identification documents.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Justice

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1084