California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1121 — Gender identity: petition for change of name.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 651, Statutes of 2013.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law sets forth the requirements and procedures for proceedings commenced by the filing of a petition for a change of name. Existing law authorizes a court to grant the petition without a hearing if no written objection to the change of name is timely filed and imposes publication requirements with respect to the court hearing of the change of name petition. This bill would provide that if a petition for a change of name is sought to conform the petitioner's name to his or her gender identity, and no timely objection is filed, the court is required to grant the petition without a hearing. The bill would exempt the petition action from a specified publication requirement. The bill would authorize a court, at the request of the petitioner to, issue an order reciting the name of the petitioner as a result of the court's granting of the petition. The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2014. Existing law authorizes a person to file a petition with the superior court in any county to seek a judgment recognizing a change of gender whenever that person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition. Existing law requires that if requested, the judgment include an order that a new birth certificate be prepared to reflect the change of gender and any change of name. Existing law requires that the State Registrar transmit a certified copy of a birth certificate newly established pursuant to these provisions. This bill would require the State Registrar to issue a new birth certificate reflecting a change of sex without a court order for any person born in the state who has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition and submits to the State Registrar an affidavit of a physician attesting that the person has undergone that treatment, as specified. Upon receipt of the documentation and a prescribed fee, the State Registrar would be required to establish a new birth certificate reflecting the person's sex and any change of name, if applicable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 651, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 20. Page 2928.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2108.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 2).

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 1327.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 1).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 16).

  22. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  24. Read first time.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  26. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Atkins

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1121 ATKINS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 20 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541700
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 582000
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Allen — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1121 Atkins By Monning

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231102
Democratic 2001
Total 251103
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Leno — Yea
Beall — Yea
Correa — Yea
Liu — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Walters — Nay
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
De León — Yea
Wright — Yea
Evans — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Knight — Nay
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1121 ATKINS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 17 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511205
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 571705
% of votes cast 72%22%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daly — Yea
Stone — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Pan — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1121 do?
Existing law sets forth the requirements and procedures for proceedings commenced by the filing of a petition for a change of name. Existing law authorizes a court to grant the petition without a hearing if no written objection to the change of name is timely filed and imposes publication requirements with respect to the court hearing of the change of name petition. This bill would provide that if a petition for a change of name is sought to conform the petitioner's name to his or her gender identity, and no timely objection is filed, the court is required to grant the petition without a hearing. The bill would exempt the petition action from a specified publication requirement. The bill would authorize a court, at the request of the petitioner to, issue an order reciting the name of the petitioner as a result of the court's granting of the petition. The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2014. Existing law authorizes a person to file a petition with the superior court in any county to seek a judgment recognizing a change of gender whenever that person has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition. Existing law requires that if requested, the judgment include an order that a new birth certificate be prepared to reflect the change of gender and any change of name. Existing law requires that the State Registrar transmit a certified copy of a birth certificate newly established pursuant to these provisions. This bill would require the State Registrar to issue a new birth certificate reflecting a change of sex without a court order for any person born in the state who has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition and submits to the State Registrar an affidavit of a physician attesting that the person has undergone that treatment, as specified. Upon receipt of the documentation and a prescribed fee, the State Registrar would be required to establish a new birth certificate reflecting the person's sex and any change of name, if applicable.
Who sponsors AB 1121?
AB 1121 is sponsored by Atkins, Garcia, Robert (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 1121?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1121?
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