FILE - Republican Assembly members Tom Lackey, of Palmdale, left, and Bill Essayli, of Riverside, huddle at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Student athletes hold signs during a hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Assembly Member Bill Essayli, R-Corona presents bill he authored to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Republican Assembly Members James Gallagher, right, of Yuba City and Carl DeMaio, left, of Valley Center talk during a news conference after a hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Assembly Member Christopher Ward, D-San Diego, presents arguments against bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Assembly Member Kate Sanchez, R- Rancho Santa Margarita, presents a bill she authored during a hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Supporters and opponents listen to discussion to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Opponents hold signs while they wait in line outside hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)Opponents take a selfie outside hearing to consider bills to pass rules banning transgender student-athletes Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Yuri Avila)
FILE - Republican Assembly members Tom Lackey, of Palmdale, left, and Bill Essayli, of Riverside, huddle at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
