"AB 82: This law expands current privacy protections for reproductive health care providers and patients to also include gender-affirming health care providers and patients. California won't assist other states in investigating patients or doctors for providing reproductive health care like abortion or gender‑affirming care. AB 678: This new law makes a change to a group that recommends solutions to homelessness to the state government. The Interagency Council on Homelessness now must coordinate with representatives from LGBTQ+ communities to better serve queer people experiencing homelessness."
"AB 727 An existing law, which went into effect this summer, requires schools to print the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student ID cards for grades 7 and up. This law will expand that rule to include the phone number and text line for the LGBTQ+ suicide-prevention hotline from the Trevor Project. AB 822 This new law extends the Commission on the State of Hate for an additional four years. It is intended to help state agencies, law enforcement and the public stay informed about hate crime trends."
"AB 1084 The law makes the process of changing legal documents (name, gender or sex identifier) faster and less burdensome, especially for adults. For minors who want to change their name or gender marker on their birth certificate or ID, as long as forms are signed by all living parents, there doesn't need to be a hearing to approve it. AB 1487 The bill renames a fund that offers grants for programs aimed at improving health care access for gender nonconform"
Multiple laws were enacted to expand protections and services for LGBTQ+ Californians. Privacy protections now cover gender-affirming health care and prohibit state assistance to out-of-state investigations into reproductive or gender-affirming care. Homelessness policy must include LGBTQ+ representation to better serve queer people experiencing homelessness. Student ID cards will add Trevor Project crisis contacts in addition to 988. The Commission on the State of Hate receives a four-year extension to monitor hate crime trends. The process for changing legal name or gender markers is streamlined for adults and simplified for minors with parental consent. A grant fund is renamed to support improved health care access for gender-nonconforming people.
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