Change of name or gender and sex identifier.
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2025-2026 session
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Jan 8, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 8. · Jan 9, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD. · Jan 29, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Mar 20, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 8, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 10, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 833.) (April 22). · Apr 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 24, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 29, 2025
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 5, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1190.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1372.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 2, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 3, 2025
Referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 17). · Jun 17, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 18, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 3410.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 12, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 13, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3036.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 13, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 23, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 13, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 13, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Unfinished Business SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 29, Noes 8, Abstain 3
SB 59 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Mark GonzálezAssembly · 2025-09-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 60, Noes 16, Abstain 4
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 4, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-06-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 1, Abstain 2
Senate 3rd Reading SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency ClauseSenate · 2025-06-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 28, Noes 10, Abstain 2
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 2, Abstain 0
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 738, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 13, 2025).