California SB934: Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 865, 865.1, and 865.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. Existing law defines “sexual orientation change efforts” as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation, as specified…

From the chaptered text, September 26, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 865, 865.1, and 865.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. Existing law defines “sexual orientation change efforts” as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation, as specified. Existing law prohibits a mental health provider, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age, and provides that such efforts attempted by a mental health provider are considered unprofessional conduct and must subject the mental health provider to discipline by that provider’s licensing entity. This bill would define “sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts” as any practices of a licensed mental health provider that seek, during the provision of mental health services, to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity, as specified, and would apply the prohibitions described above to such efforts. The bill would exclude specified practices, including age-appropriate interventions to address unlawful conduct or unsafe practices that do not seek to direct the patient toward a particular sexual orientation or gender identity, from this definition. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California …

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Sponsors

• Scott Wiener (D, SD11) · primary sponsor
• Alex Lee (D, AD24)
• Christopher Cabaldon (D, SD03)
• Sabrina Cervantes (D, SD31)
• Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26)
• Lena Gonzalez (D, SD33)
• John Laird (D, SD17)
• Caroline Menjivar (D, SD20)
• Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18)
• Pérez, Sasha Renée (D, SD25)
• Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D, SD28)
• Aisha Wahab (D)

Latest actions

1. September 26, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 26, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 27, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
4. August 20, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 5577.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 20, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 19, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. August 19, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
8. August 19, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 6267.) Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 17, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 13, 2026: Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB934 Wiener et al. Concurrence (August 20, 2026): 27 yea, 9 nay, passed
• SB 934 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Ward (August 19, 2026): 58 yea, 18 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 9, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB934 Wiener et al. (May 19, 2026): 30 yea, 9 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (May 14, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB934?

SB934 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

What does SB934 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 865, 865.1, and 865.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts. Existing law defines “sexual orientation change efforts” as practices by mental health providers that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation, as specified…

What is the status of SB934?

Chaptered as of September 26, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026. (September 26, 2026).

Who sponsored SB934?

Scott Wiener (D, SD11), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB934?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB934