California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1487 Public health: Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.

Direction

Transgender healthcareAI label

Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 90%

Expands funding and grant eligibility for gender-affirming health care, mental health services, and related programs specifically for Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex individuals, increasing access to such services.

The grants shall be available to 2TGI-serving organizations for the purpose of increasing the capacity of health care professionals to effectively provide 2TGI health care and institute 2TGI-inclusive best practices.

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Transgender otherAI label

Expands transgender recognition & access model confidence 80%

Renames the fund to include Two-Spirit, expands definitions and eligibility to explicitly cover Two-Spirit people and tribal organizations in partnership, and adds legislative findings affirming Two-Spirit cultural identities and sovereignty, increasing legal recognition.

“Two-Spirit” is a term referring to unique indigenous cultural roles that intersect with diverse sexual orientations and gender embodiments.

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Law

Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2025-10-13: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2025.
Filed: 2025-02-21
Sponsor: Dawn Addis D, Mark Gonzalez D + 1 cosponsor (1 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses transgender topics by renaming and expanding a dedicated fund, broadening grant purposes and definitions to include mental health, housing, workforce, immigrant resettlement, and youth programs for 2TGI populations, adding Two-Spirit recognition with cultural findings, and defining key terms like transgender, gender nonconforming, intersex, and Two-Spirit. No provisions address firearms, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

Related bills

AB1930 Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.Expands abortion access Expands transgender recognition & access Law
SB934 Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.Expands transgender recognition & access Expands transgender recognition & access Law
SB1114 Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure.Expands transgender recognition & access Expands transgender recognition & access Law
AB600 Pupil instruction: transgender concepts: opt out.Restricts transgender recognition & access Restricts transgender recognition & access Failed

Hearings and calendar

2025-04-22 13:30 · Hearing · Assembly Health Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2025-05-14 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2025-05-23 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2025-07-02 13:30 · Hearing · Senate Health Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1200
2025-08-18 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200
2025-08-29 00:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2025-04-22	A	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	12-3	Passed
2025-05-23	A	Do pass	11-3	Passed
2025-06-02	A	AB 1487 Addis Assembly Third Reading	59-15	Passed
2025-07-02	S	Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]	9-2	Passed
2025-08-18	S	Placed on suspense file	7-0	Passed
2025-08-29	S	Do pass	5-2	Passed
2025-09-09	S	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1487 Addis et al. By Menjivar	30-10	Passed
2025-09-11	A	AB 1487 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments	59-15	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2025-02-21
Amended 2025-03-28
Amended 2025-07-07
Amended 2025-09-05
Enrolled 2025-09-15
Chaptered 2025-10-13

History (27 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-10-13		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 732, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-11	A	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 3286.).
2025-09-09	A	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-09	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2674.).
2025-09-08	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05	S	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29	S	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
2025-08-18	S	In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-07	S	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-03	S	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 2).
2025-06-11	S	Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-03	S	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02	A	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 1934.)
2025-05-27	A	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23	A	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
2025-05-14	A	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-23	A	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23	A	Coauthors revised.
2025-04-01	A	Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-03-28	A	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-13	A	Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24	A	Read first time.
2025-02-22	A	From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21	A	Introduced. To print.