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type: "Bill"
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title: "Change of name or gender and sex identifier."
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description: "Existing law authorizes a person to file a petition with the superior court seeking a judgment recognizing their change of gender to female, male, or nonbinary, including a person who is under 18 years of age. Existing law authorizes a person to file a single petition to simultaneously change the petitioner's name and recognize the change to the petitioner's gender and sex identifier, as specified. Existing law requires that either of those petitions, if filed by a person under 18 years of age, and any papers associated with the proceeding, be kept confidential by the court. Existing law requires the court to limit access to these records to specified individuals, including, among others, the minor, the minor's parents, and their attorney."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20252026"
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identifier: "SB 59"
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citation: "California SB 59 (20252026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Changeofnameorgenderandsexidentifier"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Wiener"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-10-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/390e1a75-1748-46ff-a1cb-c05ba832f6f0"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59"
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source_hash: "f0bca0f1e54934cad0ef22ade5dedf1b2591b472e130f7db4445ea9a63f8b24a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 59 (20252026) — Change of name or gender and sex identifier.
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Existing law authorizes a person to file a petition with the superior court seeking a judgment recognizing their change of gender to female, male, or nonbinary, including a person who is under 18 years of age. Existing law authorizes a person to file a single petition to simultaneously change the petitioner's name and recognize the change to the petitioner's gender and sex identifier, as specified. Existing law requires that either of those petitions, if filed by a person under 18 years of age, and any papers associated with the proceeding, be kept confidential by the court. Existing law requires the court to limit access to these records to specified individuals, including, among others, the minor, the minor's parents, and their attorney.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **01/08/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5999INT)
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2. **03/20/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5998AMD)
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3. **04/10/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5997AMD)
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4. **04/24/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5996AMD)
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5. **05/23/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5995AMD)
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6. **06/18/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5994AMD)
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7. **09/02/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5993AMD)
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8. **10/13/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5991CHP)
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9. **SB59** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59)
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10. **09/17/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB59&version=20250SB5992ENR)
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## Votes
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 59 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Mark González — **60–16** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause — **28–10** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended — **5–1** (pass) · upper
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- Unfinished Business SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — **29–8** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended. — **11–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Wiener — primary (person)
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- Cabaldon — coauthor (person)
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- Cervantes — coauthor (person)
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- Jackson — coauthor (person)
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- Laird — coauthor (person)
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- Lee — coauthor (person)
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- Mark González — coauthor (person)
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- Padilla — coauthor (person)
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- Pérez — coauthor (person)
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- Solache — coauthor (person)
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- Ward — coauthor (person)
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- Zbur — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-09** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8.
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- **2025-01-29** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** 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`
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- **2025-04-08** Set for hearing April 22.
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- **2025-04-10** 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`
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- **2025-04-23** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 833.) (April 22). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-24** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-29** Set for hearing May 5.
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- **2025-05-05** May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2025-05-16** Set for hearing May 23.
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- **2025-05-23** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1190.) (May 23). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-23** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-05-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-06-02** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1372.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-03** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-09** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-17** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 17). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-20** August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2025-08-29** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-09-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-12** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 3410.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-09-13** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2025-09-13** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3036.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-09-23** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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- **2025-10-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/390e1a75-1748-46ff-a1cb-c05ba832f6f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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