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SB-622 • 2026

Educational equity: sex-segregated school programs and activities: sex at birth.

Educational equity: sex-segregated school programs and activities: sex at birth.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Grove
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how schools should handle students who do not identify with their sex at birth.

School Programs Based on Sex at Birth

The bill requires students to participate in school programs and activities, like sports teams, based on their sex at birth instead of their gender identity.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rule that allows students to join single-sex school programs and activities based on their gender identity.
  • Requires schools to let students join these programs only if it matches their sex at birth.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students who want to participate in single-sex school activities or use facilities based on their gender identity.
  • Schools that offer single-sex programs and activities.

Terms To Know

Gender Identity
A person's internal sense of being male, female, a blend of both, or neither.
Sex at Birth
The sex assigned to a baby based on physical characteristics like reproductive organs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how schools should handle students who do not identify with their sex at birth.
  • It is unclear what changes will be made to related provisions in the bill.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    April 23 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. 2025-04-04 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 23.

  4. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on ED., JUD., and APPR.

  5. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. 2025-03-05 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  8. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 622, as amended, Grove.
Educational
equity.
equity: sex-segregated school programs and activities: sex at birth.
Existing law requires that a pupil be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with the pupil’s gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records.
This bill would revise and recast the provision related to a pupil’s participation in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, to instead require that a pupil’s participation in those programs and activities be consistent with the pupil’s sex at birth.
Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state that elementary and secondary school classes and courses be conducted without regard to the sex of the pupil enrolled in these classes or courses.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that and related provisions.

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