California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill late Friday night that would have required judges to consider whether parents have affirmed the gender identity of their children amid custody disputes.

Newsom vetoed AB 957, a bill by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson, D–Suisun City, that would require courts to take into account a parent’s affirmation of a child’s gender identity or gender expression as ...

(The Center Square) – California governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law mandating public diversity reporting for venture capital firms while vetoing a bill requiring similar reporting for his ...

Also Friday, Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges in custody cases to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity and another measure that would have barred state ...

VETOED—AB 524, Family Caregiver Status as a Protected Category Assembly Bill ... Governor Newsom stated that “California already prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, ...

DeSantis has led his state to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care and to ban COVID-related mask and vaccine mandates.