California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R cosponsors

AB 2218 — Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2020.

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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 12, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes an Office of Health Equity in the State Department of Public Health for purposes of aligning state resources, decisionmaking, and programs to accomplish certain goals related to health equity and protecting vulnerable communities. Existing law requires the office to develop department-wide plans to close the gaps in health status and access to care among the state's diverse racial and ethnic communities, women, persons with disabilities, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning communities, as specified. This bill would establish the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, under the administration of the office, for the purpose of funding grants, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to organizations serving people that identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex (TGI) , to create or fund TGI-specific housing programs and partnerships with hospitals, health care clinics, and other medical providers to provide TGI-focused health care, as defined, and related education programs for health care providers.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 181, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 10. Page 5361.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4434.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 20).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (August 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 13. Page 4787.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (June 3).

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

  22. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Santiago

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 2218 Santiago Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 10 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36609
Democratic 18004
Republican 0402
Total 5410015
% of votes cast 68%13%0%19%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Weber — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Salas — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chau — Yea
Burke — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gloria — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Smith — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Brough — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Fong — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2218 Santiago et al. By Wiener

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9001
Unaffiliated 19701
Republican 0201
Total 28903
% of votes cast 70%23%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Pan — Yea
Beall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Bates — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Chang — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Republican 0100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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AB 2218 Santiago Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 13 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 22000
Unaffiliated 37806
Republican 0501
Total 591307
% of votes cast 75%16%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Levine — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooley — Nay
Fong — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Brough — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Quirk — Not Voting
Waldron — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Diep — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Smith — Yea
Weber — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5001
Unaffiliated 7301
Republican 0100
Total 12402
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Fong — Nay
Diep — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Democratic 4000
Republican 0100
Total 12102
% of votes cast 80%7%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Mayes — Yea
Burke — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Wood — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2218 do?
Existing law establishes an Office of Health Equity in the State Department of Public Health for purposes of aligning state resources, decisionmaking, and programs to accomplish certain goals related to health equity and protecting vulnerable communities. Existing law requires the office to develop department-wide plans to close the gaps in health status and access to care among the state's diverse racial and ethnic communities, women, persons with disabilities, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning communities, as specified. This bill would establish the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, under the administration of the office, for the purpose of funding grants, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to organizations serving people that identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, or intersex (TGI) , to create or fund TGI-specific housing programs and partnerships with hospitals, health care clinics, and other medical providers to provide TGI-focused health care, as defined, and related education programs for health care providers.
Who sponsors AB 2218?
AB 2218 is sponsored by Santiago, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), and Carrillo, Juan (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2218?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2020. Enacted.
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