Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status.
(1) Existing law, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act, requires the State Department of Public Health, among other specified state entities, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersexuality.
California SB 957 (20232024) — Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status.
(1) Existing law, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act, requires the State Department of Public Health, among other specified state entities, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersexuality.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 957 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Zbur — 66–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB957 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 31–9 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — 14–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-22 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-01-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
2024-02-14 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. referral-committee
2024-03-01 Set for hearing March 20.
2024-03-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3379.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-03-26 Set for hearing April 2.
2024-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3446.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-05 Set for hearing April 15.
2024-04-15 April 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-05-10 Set for hearing May 16.
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3965.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 4061.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-06-03 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P. referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-20 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-24 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2024-08-07 August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-22 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 6716.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5637.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 868, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57a91354-4e17-4088-b9bd-c19ab2bc1928. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).