AB 1998  (Castillo) would change California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act by redefining “sex” to mean biological male or female and requiring that intimate spaces in businesses such as bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and dressing rooms be separated based on biological sex, regardless of a person’s gender identity. The bill would still allow single-occupancy restrooms to be gender-neutral and states that businesses would not be required to make structural changes beyond what other laws already require.

Status: Assembly Rules Committee

ACTION STEP 1: Call your California State Assemblymember and follow the script to urge him or her to move this legislation forward to protect our girls!

" Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a concerned constituent.

I’m calling you to move AB 1998 forward. This bill protects girls’ privacy and safety by keeping bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and dressing rooms separated by biological sex.

Please support AB 1998 and protect our children! "

Assembly Rules Committee

Blanca Pacheco (Chair) – (916) 319-2064

Tom Lackey (Vice Chair) – (916) 319-2034

Patrick J. Ahrens – (916) 319-2026

Heath Flora – (916) 319-2009

Mark González – (916) 319-2054

Jacqui Irwin – (916) 319-2042

Maggy Krell - (916) 319-2006

Dr. Darshana R. Patel – (916) 319-2076

Michelle Rodirguez - (916) 319-2053

Kate Sanchez – (916) 319-2071

Rick Chavez Zbur - (916) 319-2051

Dr. Joaquin Arambula (Dem. Alternate) – (916) 319-2031

Tri Ta (Rep. Alternate) – (916) 319-207

ACTION STEP 2: Email your California State Assemblymember and urge him or her to Move this legislation forward. Click “Send Message” to email your California Assemblymember.