California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 972
Postsecondary education: discrimination: sex.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wilson (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified characteristics, including, among others, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation in a program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid.
This bill would expressly include sex in the list of specified characteristics.
Text versions
- 04/24/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 24, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB972
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 House | AB 972 Wilson Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 6, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- May 28, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. - May 15, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 15, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 8. Page 1561.) - May 7, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 6, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (May 6). - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 22). - Apr 8, 2025 · House
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.