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Introduced
02/20/2026
02/20/2026
In Committee
06/17/2026
06/17/2026
Crossed Over
05/26/2026
05/26/2026
Passed
08/30/2026
08/30/2026
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 Sections 212.4 and 66262.4 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 standardizes and broadens the definition of sex discrimination across various codes of California law—including the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which guarantees equal rights in public accommodations, and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which prohibits discrimination in employment and housing—to ensure consistent and comprehensive legal protections. Specifically, the legislation mandates that any state law prohibiting sex or gender discrimination must be interpreted to cover a wide array of characteristics and actions, such as an individual's assigned sex or gender category (including male, female, or nonbinary), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, adherence to sex or gender stereotypes, and variations in sex characteristics like intersex traits. Furthermore, the bill explicitly includes protections related to reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions (such as contraception, abortion, and fertility treatments), and optionally incorporates perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause depending on the enactment of a related measure, Assembly Bill 1940. By updating these definitions uniformly across numerous state codes, the bill aims to prevent loopholes and align state statutes with the privacy, equal protection, and reproductive freedom guarantees found in the California Constitution.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. (on 09/10/2026)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- ‐ General Civil Rights
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563 | 02/20/2026 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#95ENR | 09/04/2026 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#96AMD | 08/24/2026 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#97AMD | 05/18/2026 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#98AMD | 04/09/2026 |
| BillText | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2563#99INT | 02/20/2026 |
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