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Introduced
02/20/2026
02/20/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to add Section 14.3 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 51 of, and to add Section 14.1 to, the Civil Code, to add Section 17.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure, to add Section 1207 to the Commercial Code, to add Section 12.4 to the Corporations Code, to add Section 212.4 to the Education Code, to add Section 353.7 to the Elections Code, to add Section 212 to the Evidence Code, to add Section 136 to the Family Code, to add Section 23 to the Financial Code, to add Section 9.4 to the Fish and Game Code, to add Section 52 to the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Section 12926 of, and to add Section 27 to, the Government Code, to add Section 26 to the Harbors and Navigation Code, to add Section 29 to the Health and Safety Code, to add Section 49 to the Insurance Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Labor Code, to add Section 20 to the Military and Veterans Code, to add Section 5.5 to the Penal Code, to add Section 71 to the Probate Code, to add Section 1105 to the Public Contract Code, to add Section 19 to the Public Resources Code, to add Section 23 to the Public Utilities Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to add Section 37 to the Streets and Highways Code, to add Section 23 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, to add Section 552 to the Vehicle Code, to add Section 27 to the Water Code, and to add Section 28 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sex discrimination.
AI Summary
This bill aims to broaden the interpretation of "sex discrimination" across various California codes to encompass a wider range of protections, aligning with existing constitutional rights to equal protection, safety, happiness, privacy, and reproductive freedom. It mandates that any law prohibiting discrimination based on sex, gender, or similar terms must be interpreted to include "sex discrimination," which is defined to cover discrimination based on actual or perceived characteristics such as assigned sex or gender category (including nonbinary), conformity to gender stereotypes, gender identity and expression, access to gender-affirming care, pregnancy and related medical conditions, reproductive health decisions, sexual orientation, and variations in sex characteristics (like intersex traits). This expanded definition is intended to be liberally construed to uphold constitutional protections, and in cases of conflict with existing definitions, this bill's broader interpretation will prevail. Specifically, it amends the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to include these broader definitions of "sex" and "sex discrimination."
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. (on 02/21/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#99INT |
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