Anonymous
10/14/2025, 6:39:56 PM
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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/gavin-newsom-vetoes-important-hrt
>Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slate of pro-LGBTQ+ bills, earning quick praise from supporters who heralded the move as evidence of his commitment to equality. But buried beneath the wave of approval was a quieter, far more consequential act: a veto on an important protection bill for the transgender community. Newsom rejected a bill that would have allowed transgender people—and anyone using hormone therapy—to maintain a 12-month supply of their medication, a backstop designed to protect access amid federal crackdowns and supply disruptions. The bill would have also amended healthcare protection laws to explicitly protect gender identity. For many in the trans community, that veto could be far more consequential than any of the other bills signed.
>The bill, Senate Bill 418, passed with huge majorities earlier this year, with 60 votes for it and 18 against in the California assembly, and 29 votes for it and 10 against in the California Senate. The bill would mandate that insurers and pharmacists dispense 12 months of hormone therapy for those prescribed, unless a doctor specifically requested less. It also would state that discrimination on the basis of sex would explicitly include gender identity when it comes to insurance coverage: a key provision given that multiple California hospitals have dropped treatment for transgender youth in the wake of threats from the Trump administration. Now, this provision will not go into law given the Governor’s veto.
>Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slate of pro-LGBTQ+ bills, earning quick praise from supporters who heralded the move as evidence of his commitment to equality. But buried beneath the wave of approval was a quieter, far more consequential act: a veto on an important protection bill for the transgender community. Newsom rejected a bill that would have allowed transgender people—and anyone using hormone therapy—to maintain a 12-month supply of their medication, a backstop designed to protect access amid federal crackdowns and supply disruptions. The bill would have also amended healthcare protection laws to explicitly protect gender identity. For many in the trans community, that veto could be far more consequential than any of the other bills signed.
>The bill, Senate Bill 418, passed with huge majorities earlier this year, with 60 votes for it and 18 against in the California assembly, and 29 votes for it and 10 against in the California Senate. The bill would mandate that insurers and pharmacists dispense 12 months of hormone therapy for those prescribed, unless a doctor specifically requested less. It also would state that discrimination on the basis of sex would explicitly include gender identity when it comes to insurance coverage: a key provision given that multiple California hospitals have dropped treatment for transgender youth in the wake of threats from the Trump administration. Now, this provision will not go into law given the Governor’s veto.