Minors' conversion therapy ban covers steering toward any orientation or gender identity
Licensed mental health providers may not try to steer a patient under 18 toward a set sexual orientation or gender identity, in either direction, or face discipline. Therapy that explores identity without a set outcome, or that respects the patient's gender identity, is excluded.
Who it affects
Licensed mental health providers and their patients under 18
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
Official text
California SB 934: Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.