Current Version
| Region | California |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Protected |
| Start Date | Aug 12, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2013, California passed a law stating that public schools shall allow pupils to use facilities that align with their gender identity. In 2016, California passed a law requiring single-occupancy restrooms in every business, place of public accommodation, and government agency to be gender-neutral. It went into effect in 2017. In 2023, California passed a law requiring all schools to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom, unless they had only one bathroom for male students and only one for female students. It went into effect in 2026. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 51(b), business establishments, non-profits, and government agencies that serve the public cannot stop someone from entering a restroom that matches their gender identity. |
| Sources | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1266 https://www.ferberlaw.com/gender-neutral-bathrooms-required-in-california-beginning-march-2017/ https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB760 https://www.aclusocal.org/know-your-rights/restrooms/ |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Protected |
| Start Date | Aug 12, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2013, California passed a law stating that public schools shall allow pupils to use facilities that align with their gender identity. In 2016, California passed a law requiring single-occupancy restrooms in every business, place of public accommodation, and government agency to be gender-neutral. It went into effect in 2017. In 2023, California passed a law requiring all schools to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom, unless they had only one bathroom for male students and only one for female students. It went into effect in 2026. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 51(b), business establishments, non-profits, and government agencies that serve the public cannot stop someone from entering a restroom that matches their gender identity. |
| Sources | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1266 https://www.ferberlaw.com/gender-neutral-bathrooms-required-in-california-beginning-march-2017/ https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB760 https://www.aclusocal.org/know-your-rights/restrooms/ |