California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 934
Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wiener (Democratic)
Cosponsors (22)
- Lee (Democratic)
- Cabaldon (Democratic)
- Cervantes (Democratic)
- Durazo (Democratic)
- Gonzalez
- Laird (Democratic)
- Menjivar (Democratic)
- Padilla (Democratic)
- Pérez (Democratic)
- Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)
- Wahab
- Bauer-Kahan (Democratic)
- Bonta (Democratic)
- Elhawary (Democratic)
- Mark González (Democratic)
- Haney (Democratic)
- Jackson (Democratic)
- Solache (Democratic)
- Ward (Democratic)
- Wilson (Democratic)
- Zbur (Democratic)
- Lowenthal (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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.
Text versions
- 09/26/26 - Chaptered· Sep 26, 2026
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled· Aug 24, 2026
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly· Aug 13, 2026
- 06/03/26 - Amended Assembly· Jun 3, 2026
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate· May 14, 2026
- 03/19/26 - Amended Senate· Mar 19, 2026
- 01/29/26 - Introduced· Jan 29, 2026
- SB934
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 Senate | Unfinished Business SB934 Wiener et al. Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 19, 2026 House | SB 934 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Ward | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 9, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 19, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading SB934 Wiener et al. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 20, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 26, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 26, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 27, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 19, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Aug 19, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 6267.) Ordered to the Senate. - Aug 17, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13). - Aug 13, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. - Aug 5, 2026 · House
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. - Jun 9, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 9, 2026 · House
Coauthors revised. - Jun 3, 2026 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - May 26, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on JUD. - May 20, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4356.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4257.) (May 14). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing May 14. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing April 20. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
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. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Set for hearing April 7. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1. - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.