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California lawmakers seek to remove 'he' from state laws

Lawmakers also passed a bill on Thursday that allows for people to be listed as nonbinary on death certificates.

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FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, smiles at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, the state legislature approved two measures authored by Bauer-Kahan, that will change how the state refers to gender in official documents. One bill would remove gendered terms from laws governing public officials and another would allow "non- binary" to be listed on death certificates. The bills now go to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature has passed a bill to make sure state laws don't refer to elected public officials as men.

Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's bill specifically updates laws governing California's statewide elected officials. Bauer-Kahan says she authored the bill after discovering state law often assumes elected officials are men.

Lawmakers also passed a bill on Thursday that allows for people to be listed as nonbinary on death certificates.

California has been steadily updating its laws in recent years to include gender-neutral language. A bill by Sen. John Laird would do the same for certain state agencies, including the California Highway Patrol.

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