"On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed and vetoed the last of a slew of bills passed by the state legislature this year. Out of nearly a thousand measures awaiting his signature, Newsom signed 794 into law and vetoed 123. About the same ratio applied to bills designed to shore up state protections for transgender rights and the LGBTQ+ community, as the Trump administration's crusade against LGBTQ+ identity presses on."
"Newsom signed S.B. 497, which expands San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener's (D) "State of Refuge" law, passed in 2022. The enhanced measure would prevent other states and private entities from subpoenaing private medical records from California. This tactic has been employed by anti-trans government officials, like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), to hound recipients and providers of gender-affirming care in other states."
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 794 bills and vetoed 123 out of nearly a thousand measures awaiting his signature. Newsom signed S.B. 497, expanding the "State of Refuge" law to prevent other states and private entities from subpoenaing private medical records from California. Anti-trans officials have used subpoenas to pursue recipients and providers of gender-affirming care, and the Trump administration is attempting to force hospitals to provide records on trans minors under an executive order targeting gender-affirming care. Newsom vetoed a bill to facilitate access to hormone replacement therapy medications, drawing anger from some transgender community members. A.B.1084 and S.B.59 streamline name changes and gender markers and add privacy protections. S.B.450 permits out-of-state LGBTQ+ families to use California adoption policies and protections for children born in the state. A.B.82 addresses two issues relevant to the LGBTQ+ community.
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