CA SB 934
enactedSexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 934 pass?
Yes. CA SB 934 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-26): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 934 about?
Existing law defines "sexual orientation change efforts" as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as specified. Existing law prohibits a mental health provider, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age, and provides that such efforts attempted by a mental health provider are considered unprofessional conduct and must subject the mental health provider to discipline by that provider's licensing entity. This bill would define "sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts" as any practices of a licensed mental health provider that seek, during the provision of mental health services, to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity, as specified, and would apply the prohibitions described above to such efforts. The bill would exclude specified practices, including age-appropriate interventions to address unlawful conduct or unsafe practices that do not seek to direct the patient toward a particular sexual orientation or gender identity, from this definition.
Who sponsors CA SB 934?
Wiener is the primary sponsor of CA SB 934, joined by 22 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law defines "sexual orientation change efforts" as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as specified. Existing law prohibits a mental health provider, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age, and provides that such efforts attempted by a mental health provider are considered unprofessional conduct and must subject the mental health provider to discipline by that provider's licensing entity. This bill would define "sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts" as any practices of a licensed mental health provider that seek, during the provision of mental health services, to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity, as specified, and would apply the prohibitions described above to such efforts. The bill would exclude specified practices, including age-appropriate interventions to address unlawful conduct or unsafe practices that do not seek to direct the patient toward a particular sexual orientation or gender identity, from this definition.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-09-26 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wienerauthor
- Leeprincipal coauthor
- Cabaldoncoauthor
- Cervantescoauthor
- Durazocoauthor
- Gonzalezcoauthor
- Lairdcoauthor
- Menjivarcoauthor
- Padillacoauthor
- Pérezcoauthor
- Smallwood-Cuevascoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Bauer-Kahancoauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Elhawarycoauthor
- Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
- Jacksoncoauthor
- Solachecoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
- Wilsoncoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-26
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-26
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-20
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-20
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 5577.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-19
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 6267.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-09
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-03
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4257.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 3757.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-02
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-25
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-01-30
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2026-01-29
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-19Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-03Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
- 09/26/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-26Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-07 · pass · 10-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Valladares: no
- Niello: no
- Laird: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB934 Wiener et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 30-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-09 · pass · 9-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Papan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Macedo: no
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
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