Existing law establishes procedures for an adult petitioner to obtain a court order for a change of name to conform to the petitioner's gender identity. Existing law requires the court to make an order to show cause with regard to the petition and a process for persons interested to make known any objection to the change of name by filing a written objection within 6 weeks of the making of the order. Existing law requires, in the case of a conforming name change petition for a minor that does not include the signatures of both living parents, the petition and the order to show cause to be served as prescribed on the nonsigning parent within 30 days of the order.
California AB 1084 (20252026) — Change of name and gender and sex identifier.
Existing law establishes procedures for an adult petitioner to obtain a court order for a change of name to conform to the petitioner's gender identity. Existing law requires the court to make an order to show cause with regard to the petition and a process for persons interested to make known any objection to the change of name by filing a written objection within 6 weeks of the making of the order. Existing law requires, in the case of a conforming name change petition for a minor that does not include the signatures of both living parents, the petition and the order to show cause to be served as prescribed on the nonsigning parent within 30 days of the order.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 11–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 9–1 (pass) · lower
AB 1084 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 58–16 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1084 Zbur et al. By Wiener — 29–7 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1084 Zbur Third Reading Urgency — 60–13 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Zbur — primary (person)
Cabaldon — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Jackson — coauthor (person)
Laird — coauthor (person)
Lee — coauthor (person)
Mark González — coauthor (person)
Menjivar — coauthor (person)
Padilla — coauthor (person)
Ward — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-10 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-05-01 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-04 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 13. Page 2070.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-18 Referred to Coms. on JUD., HEALTH and APPR. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 2994.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.