AB 957 is sponsored by Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic) and Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).

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California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

AB 957 — Family law: gender identity.

Last action January 29, 2024 — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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Introduced
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Passed Assembly
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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on January 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law governs the determination of child custody and visitation in contested proceedings and requires the court, for purposes of deciding custody, to determine the best interests of the child based on certain factors, including, among other things, the health, safety, and welfare of the child. This bill, for purposes of this provision, would include a parent's affirmation of the child's gender identity or gender expression as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3011 of the Family Code proposed by SB 599 to be operative only if this bill and SB 599 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Enrolled 09/08/23 - Enrolled Current pdf September 08, 2023
Amended 08/17/23 - Amended Senate pdf August 17, 2023
Amended 07/03/23 - Amended Senate pdf July 03, 2023
Amended 06/05/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 05, 2023
Amended 03/13/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 13, 2023
Introduced 02/14/23 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2023
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Action History

January 29, 2024
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
January 03, 2024
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
September 22, 2023
Vetoed by Governor.
September 14, 2023
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
September 08, 2023
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 3123.).
September 07, 2023
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)
September 06, 2023
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
September 06, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2402.).
August 21, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 17, 2023
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
July 05, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
July 03, 2023
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
June 15, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
June 14, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 13).
June 05, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
May 03, 2023
Referred to Com. on JUD.
March 30, 2023
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
March 30, 2023
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 13. Page 998.)
March 22, 2023
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
March 21, 2023
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (March 21).
March 14, 2023
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
March 13, 2023
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
February 23, 2023
Referred to Com. on JUD.
February 15, 2023
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
February 14, 2023
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Wilson, Lori D. Democratic

Co-sponsors (1)

Wiener, Scott D. Democratic

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 957 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 08, 2023

Passed 61 Yea · 16 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	46	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	15	3	0	2
Republican	0	13	0	0
Total	61	16	0	3
% of votes cast	76%	20%	0%	4%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Santiago	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Nay
Waldron	—	Nay
Mathis	—	Not Voting
Holden	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Eduardo Garcia	—	Yea
Jim Patterson	—	Not Voting
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Nay
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Not Voting
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	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
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

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3rd Reading AB957 Wilson et al. By Umberg

September 06, 2023

Passed 30 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	10	1	0	0
Democratic	20	1	0	1
Republican	0	7	0	0
Total	30	9	0	1
% of votes cast	75%	23%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Roth	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Newman	—	Yea
Min	—	Yea
Eggman	—	Yea
Glazer	—	Yea
Dodd	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Nay
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Nay
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

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Do pass

June 13, 2023

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	1	1	0	0
Democratic	7	0	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	8	2	0	1
% of votes cast	73%	18%	0%	9%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Min	—	Yea
Wilk	—	Nay
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay

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AB 957 Wilson Assembly Third Reading

March 30, 2023

Passed 51 Yea · 13 Nay · 16 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	35	0	0	11
Unaffiliated	15	4	0	2
Republican	1	9	0	3
Total	51	13	0	16
% of votes cast	64%	16%	0%	20%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Holden	—	Yea
Maienschein	—	Yea
Rodriguez	—	Yea
Villapudua	—	Yea
Boerner Horvath	—	Yea
Ting	—	Yea
Jones-Sawyer	—	Yea
McCarty	—	Yea
Rendon	—	Yea
Friedman	—	Yea
Wood	—	Yea
Low	—	Yea
Santiago	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Nay
Waldron	—	Nay
Mathis	—	Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia	—	Not Voting
Jim Patterson	—	Nay
Luz Rivas	—	Yea
Vince Fong	—	Nay
Wendy Carrillo	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Not Voting
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Not Voting
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Not Voting
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Not Voting
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Not Voting
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Yea

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Do pass.

March 21, 2023

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	1	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	8	3	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Maienschein	—	Yea
Essayli	—	Nay
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 957 do?: Existing law governs the determination of child custody and visitation in contested proceedings and requires the court, for purposes of deciding custody, to determine the best interests of the child based on certain factors, including, among other things, the health, safety, and welfare of the child. This bill, for purposes of this provision, would include a parent's affirmation of the child's gender identity or gender expression as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3011 of the Family Code proposed by SB 599 to be operative only if this bill and SB 599 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors AB 957?: AB 957 is sponsored by Wilson, Lori D. (Democratic) and Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 957?: This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 957?: Track AB 957 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: AB 957
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 14, 2023
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Wilson, Lori D.

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