Report 2022-102 Recommendation Responses
Report 2022-102: California Department of Public Health: It Has Missed Opportunities to Collect and Report Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data (Release Date: April 2023)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that Public Health's branches use the SOGI data it collects to identify and address disparities in health outcomes, and to provide Public Health with an efficient mechanism to fulfill its current reporting requirements, the Legislature should require Public Health to provide an annual report to the public and to the Legislature that includes a description of the outcomes of data analyses that Public Health has performed or has allowed other qualified researchers to perform using the SOGI data it has collected.
Description of Legislative Action
As of 6/26/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of 10/27/23, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2023/24 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
SB 957 (Wiener, 2024) would require Public Health to provide an annual report that includes the outcomes of data analyses that the department has performed, or has allowed other qualified researchers to perform, using SOGI data that the department has collected. This bill is pending in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
SB 957 (Chapter 868, Statutes of 2024) requires Public Health to provide an annual report that includes the outcomes of data analyses that the department has performed, or has allowed other qualified researchers to perform, using SOGISC data that the department has collected.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2026