The California state legislature has reached a critical milestone in its 2025 session. Last Friday marked the “House of Origin” deadline, the point by which all bills must have passed out of their chamber of origin (either the Senate or the Assembly) to remain alive for the year. This parliamentary checkpoint acts as a legislative sieve, separating the bills that will proceed to the next stage of debate from those effectively shelved for the remainder of the session.
With this deadline behind us, the political spotlight now shifts to the other side of the Capitol. Bills that cleared their initial chamber must now survive committee scrutiny and floor votes in the opposing house, all before advancing to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for potential signature or veto.
California Family Council has been closely monitoring dozens of proposals, some that pose grave threats to parental rights, religious liberty, and the sanctity of life, and others that offer rays of hope in an increasingly progressive policy landscape. From controversial expansions of gender ideology in schools to silencing pro-life voices, many of these bills passed their first test and now await further deliberation.
Below is a curated list of key bills California Family Council is tracking, both those we oppose for undermining God’s design for life, family, and liberty, and a few we are actively supporting that have also advanced. To see our full list of bills we are supporting and opposing, visit our Legislative Watch List.
AB 84: Threatens Charter School Freedom and Homeschool Innovation
Passed the Assembly: 43 Yes, 25 No, 11 Not Voting
California Family Council (CFC) strongly opposes AB 84, a legislative overreach masquerading as charter school reform. While the bill claims to enhance accountability in charter education, its provisions inflict disproportionate harm on law-abiding, nonclassroom-based (NCB) and homeschool charter models. By banning parents from using charter funds for essential enrichment services, unless provided by credentialed public employees, AB 84 strips families of choice and undermines the very flexibility these programs were designed to offer. The bill’s punitive regulations, including restrictions based on arbitrary “seat time” metrics and intrusive bureaucratic controls, threaten educational innovation, especially in rural and underserved communities. AB 84 exploits isolated incidents of fraud to impose sweeping reforms that erode parental rights, stifle small educational vendors, and jeopardize access for vulnerable students. CFC urges lawmakers to target fraud, not freedom, and to preserve diverse, parent-led learning models that align with families’ values and needs.
Bill Location: Headed to the Senate Education Committee
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AB 727: Mandates LGBTQ Hotline on Student IDs
Passed the Assembly: 59 Yes, 13 No, 7 Not Voting
California Family Council opposes AB 727 because it mandates that all public school ID cards for grades 7-12 display contact information for The Trevor Project—an LGBTQ-affirming suicide prevention hotline—while bypassing parental authority, compromising student safety, and promoting ideological indoctrination. While framed as a compassionate mental health initiative, AB 727 effectively forces schools to promote an activist organization that not only affirms gender ideology but also exposes minors to dangerous online environments like TrevorSpace, a networking platform with no age verification and clubs that encourage rebellion against parents and embrace hyper-sexualized, occult, and anarchist themes. Although pressure from CFC and allied legal groups secured a partial exemption for private 7-12 schools, religious colleges remain unjustly bound by this law, in direct violation of their First Amendment rights.
Bill Location: Senate Rules Committee
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SB 418: Forcing Insurance Coverage for Harmful Gender Transitions
Passed Senate: 28 Yes, 10 No, 2 Not Voted
California Family Council strongly opposes SB 418 because it compels insurance companies to cover experimental and dangerous gender transition procedures—including hormonal therapies and surgical interventions—for minors and adults alike, regardless of the growing medical and ethical concerns surrounding these practices. This bill enshrines into law the funding of irreversible medical treatments that lack scientific consensus on their effectiveness and are increasingly associated with long-term harm, such as infertility, cardiovascular complications, cognitive impairment, and deep psychological regret. SB 418 falsely frames these interventions as “essential protections” despite mounting evidence to the contrary, and even extends coverage to children under the age of 19—youth who are not developmentally capable of giving truly informed consent. By mandating insurer participation in morally objectionable procedures, the legislation undermines parental rights, medical accountability, and the biological reality of sex.
Bill Location: Assembly Health Committee
AB 379: Fights Sex Trafficking and Protects Vulnerable Youth
Passed the Assembly: 74 Yes, 0 No, 5 Not Voting
California Family Council supports AB 379 because it offers a just and compassionate response to the tragedy of commercial sexual exploitation. Introduced by Assemblywoman Maggy Krell, the bill holds predators accountable by making it a felony for adults—three or more years older than the victim—to solicit minors for sex, and creates a misdemeanor offense for loitering with intent to purchase sex from anyone. Rather than criminalizing those who are exploited, AB 379 mandates diversion opportunities for individuals selling sex, acknowledging their need for recovery and restoration. The bill also establishes a Survivor Support Fund, financed by a $1,000 penalty on sex buyers, to provide housing, trauma-informed counseling, and job reentry programs for victims.
Bill Location: Senate Public Safety Committee: Hearing Date 6/10/25
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AB 260 Stripping Away Safeguards to Expand Risky Abortion Drug Access
Passed the Assembly: 61 Yes, 11 No, 7 Not Voting
This bill seeks to expand and protect the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs like mifepristone in California by shielding healthcare providers from legal action and disciplinary measures, even if federal or other state laws would prohibit such practices. It allows pharmacists to dispense abortion drugs without including the prescriber’s name or the pharmacy’s information on the prescription label, making it harder to track who is providing these powerful medications. It also requires insurance plans to cover these drugs regardless of changes in federal approval and empowers state agencies to sidestep federal restrictions.
CFC opposes AB 260 because it dangerously prioritizes the political agenda of the abortion industry over the safety and well-being of women and girls. Abortion drugs like mifepristone carry significant health risks—including hemorrhaging, infection, and death—yet this bill minimizes oversight and transparency. Worse, by stripping prescription labels of identifying information, AB 260 hides crucial medical accountability from patients and parents, making it easier to exploit vulnerable women and minors. This reckless approach treats the ending of unborn human lives as routine “healthcare,” ignoring the moral, physical, and emotional consequences.
Bill Location: Senate Health Committee: Hearing on 6/11/25
AB 54 Expanding Legal Protections for the Mailing and Distribution of Abortion Drugs
Passed the Assembly: 61 Yes, 10 No, 8 Not Voting
This bill reaffirms California’s commitment to making abortion drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol widely available without fear of civil, criminal, or professional consequences. The bill shields manufacturers, distributors, pharmacists, and health care providers from liability for mailing, shipping, transporting, or dispensing abortion drugs both within California and from out of state, retroactively protecting these actions dating back to January 1, 2020. AB 54 aims to insulate California’s abortion infrastructure from any restrictions that might come from federal changes or pro-life states’ laws after the Dobbs decision.
CFC opposes AB 54 because it entrenches and expands the reckless distribution of abortion drugs, treating the ending of unborn human life as routine “healthcare” and eliminating critical safeguards that protect women and girls. As said before, these abortion-inducing drugs carry serious health risks—including hemorrhage, infection, and emotional trauma—yet AB 54 sweeps aside all concerns in favor of promoting the abortion industry’s political goals.
Bill Location: Senate Health Committee. Hearing on June 11, 2025
AB 1084: Lets Minors Change their Sex on Birth Certificate Without Parental Approval
Passed the Assembly: 60 Yes, 13 No, 6 Not Voting
This bill dramatically accelerates and simplifies the process for individuals—both adults and minors—to legally change their names to match their self-declared gender identity. It eliminates the public objection period for adult name changes, shortens the timeline for court approval of both adult and minor petitions to just six weeks, and eliminates publication requirements for gender-related name changes. The bill specifically prohibits courts from denying a name change based on concerns about a petitioner’s actual biological sex.
CFC opposes AB 1084 because it promotes the false ideology that a person’s sex can be changed, in direct contradiction to biological reality and biblical truth. CFC firmly believes that males and females are objective, God-given categories that feelings, surgery, or legal paperwork cannot alter. While AB 1084 nominally allows parental involvement in a minor’s name and gender change petition, it forbids parents from objecting based on the truth that sex/gender is determined by biology, not by self-perception. This effectively silences parents who are seeking to protect their children from irreversible confusion and harm. By fast-tracking major legal changes with minimal oversight and by rejecting any objections rooted in biological and moral reality, AB 1084 undermines parental rights, endangers children’s well-being, and furthers a harmful cultural agenda that leads vulnerable youth away from the hope and identity found in their Creator.
Bill Location: In the Senate. Probably headed to the Senate Health and Judiciary Committees
SB 497: Shielding Medical Transgender Procedures from Out-of-State Accountability
Passed the Senate: 28 Yes, 10 No, 2 Not Voting
This bill seeks to further isolate California from other states’ efforts to uphold laws protecting minors by restricting how prescription drug information can be shared. Specifically, the bill prohibits California agencies, officials, and healthcare providers from sharing any information from the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES)—the state’s prescription drug monitoring program—with out-of-state authorities investigating transgender drugs and surgeries, also called “gender-affirming care,” unless a court-issued warrant or subpoena is obtained. CURES is an electronic database maintained by the California Department of Justice that tracks prescriptions for powerful and potentially dangerous controlled substances like opioids, testosterone, and other drugs. Its primary purpose is to prevent drug abuse, ensure appropriate prescribing practices, and assist law enforcement in curbing the diversion of addictive drugs. SB 497 rewrites the use of CURES, turning a vital tool for public health and safety into a shield for controversial and often irreversible transgender procedures, even for minors.
CFC opposes SB 497 because it severely undermines the rule of law by blocking legitimate investigations by other states and denies due respect to the U.S. Constitution’s Full Faith and Credit Clause. Furthermore, the bill protects dangerous medical practices—including the prescription of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to children—by concealing them from oversight. Instead of using CURES to safeguard patients and prevent the abuse of powerful drugs, SB 497 hijacks the system to promote harmful gender ideology, eliminate parental rights, and hide the truth about what is happening to vulnerable young people.
Bill Location: In the Assembly. The bill hasn’t been assigned to a committee yet.
AB 45: Silencing Pro-Life Voices Through Geofencing Restrictions Around Abortion Clinics
Passed the Assembly: 63 Yes, 11 NO, 5 Not Voting
This bill imposes sweeping restrictions on the use of geofencing technology around abortion clinics, prohibiting the collection, use, or sharing of location data of individuals entering these facilities. Supporters claim the bill protects privacy, but its true aim is to block pro-life organizations from using digital outreach—such as targeted ads offering alternatives to abortion—at the very moment when women are most vulnerable and might reconsider. By banning this form of communication only around abortion clinics, AB 45 discriminates against pro-life speech and shields abortion providers from public accountability. The bill further isolates California by refusing to cooperate with out-of-state legal investigations that could expose abortion-related malpractice or harm.
CFC strongly opposes AB 45 because it is a direct assault on free speech, viewpoint neutrality, and due process. Instead of genuinely protecting privacy, the bill weaponizes civil penalties to silence pro-life voices, entrench abortion interests, and deny women access to information about life-affirming alternatives precisely when they need it most. For these reasons, CFC urges lawmakers to oppose this unjust and unconstitutional bill.
Bill Location: Senate Rules Committee
SB 403: Making California’s Physician-Assisted Suicide Law Permanent
Passed the Senate: 26 Yes, 6 No, 8 Not Voting
Senate Bill 403 permanently removes the sunset date from California’s End of Life Option Act (EOLOA), making physician-assisted suicide a permanent part of state law. Originally enacted in 2015 with a ten-year expiration, the EOLOA permits terminally ill adults deemed mentally capable to request and self-administer a prescribed lethal drug to end their lives. The law requires multiple steps, including oral and written requests, confirmation by two physicians, and witness verification to ensure the decision is voluntary. SB 403 not only repeals the 2031 expiration date but also mandates the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to meet with stakeholders and consider expanding data collection for future reports.
CFC opposes SB 403 because it normalizes and permanently enshrines physician-assisted suicide as a form of healthcare. CFC believes that every human life is sacred, made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), and should be protected until natural death. Legalizing assisted suicide undermines the inherent dignity of vulnerable individuals, including the elderly, the disabled, and the terminally ill, by suggesting that their lives are less worth living. Moreover, CFC is concerned that the EOLOA lacks sufficient oversight and safeguards, as acknowledged by groups urging a full review before any permanent extension. Expanding access to death instead of investing in quality palliative care, mental health support, and spiritual comfort sends a dangerous message about the value of life.
Bill Location: Assembly
