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California SB1114: Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure.

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed Assembly
  4. To Governor
  5. Became Law

Overview

This bill amends California's data collection requirements to mandate that public schools and the University of California system collect, track, and report data on students' sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status.

Law Today

California law requires state entities and public postsecondary institutions to collect voluntary demographic data including sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status (SOGISC) as part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Disparities Reduction Act. Currently, these entities may collect and potentially share this data with limited privacy protections.

If Passed

SB 1114 restricts how state entities can share personally identifiable SOGISC data. Information collected by schools, universities, and state agencies cannot be disclosed outside California state or local government without specific legal exceptions, and must be limited to only what is minimally necessary. The law also protects information that could infer transgender or intersex status. Parents should understand that their child's or family member's gender identity and sexual orientation data collected by schools or state programs will have stronger legal protections against being shared externally.

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Should I support this?

  1. Strongly Oppose
  2. Likely Oppose
  3. This billNeutral
  4. Likely Support
  5. Strongly Support

Neutral

The bill strengthens privacy protections for sensitive data, which Christian parents seeking confidentiality may welcome. However, it institutionalizes routine state collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data in schools without requiring explicit parental consent or notification, which conflicts with parental authority and traditional family values regarding these matters. Christian families face opposing interests here: data protection versus concerns about normalized identity data collection in educational settings.

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Likely supporters & opponents

Likely support

  • LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations — Protects vulnerable individuals from discrimination by restricting how sensitive identity data is shared outside state control.
  • Privacy advocates — Strengthens data privacy protections by limiting disclosure of personal demographic information to external entities.

Likely opposition

  • Religious liberty organizations — Mandatory collection and state control of SOGISC data in schools may conflict with parental authority and religious beliefs about gender and sexuality.
  • Parental rights advocates — Schools collecting detailed sexual orientation and gender identity data without clear parental notification or consent requirements undermines family authority.

AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.

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Official summary

An act to amend Sections 44230.6 and 66027 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 8310.8 of, and to add Section 8310.8.5 to, the Government Code, relating to data collection.

Sponsors

  • Christopher Cabaldon (D)
  • Rick Zbur (D)

Status timeline

  1. 2026-09-26Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 471, Statutes of 2026.
  2. 2026-09-26Approved by the Governor.
  3. 2026-08-31Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
  4. 2026-08-26Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.S
  5. 2026-08-25In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.S
  6. 2026-08-25Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 6473.) Ordered to the Senate.A
  7. 2026-08-21Ordered to third reading.A
  8. 2026-08-21Read third time and amended.A
  9. 2026-08-21Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)A
  10. 2026-08-17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.A
  11. 2026-08-13Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.A
  12. 2026-08-13From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).A
  13. 2026-08-13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.A
  14. 2026-08-05August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.A
  15. 2026-07-01From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.A
  16. 2026-06-24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.A
  17. 2026-06-08Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.A
  18. 2026-05-26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.A
  19. 2026-05-26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 4448.) Ordered to the Assembly.S
  20. 2026-05-18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.S
  21. 2026-05-14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.S
  22. 2026-05-14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4265.) (May 14).S
  23. 2026-05-08Set for hearing May 14.S
  24. 2026-04-20April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.S
  25. 2026-04-10Set for hearing April 20.S
  26. 2026-04-07From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.S
  27. 2026-03-26Set for hearing April 6.S
  28. 2026-03-24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3657.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.S
  29. 2026-03-18Set for hearing March 24.S
  30. 2026-03-04Referred to Coms. on G.O. and P., D.T., & C.P.S
  31. 2026-02-18From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.S
  32. 2026-02-17Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.S

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