CA SB932

Requires electronic tools used by health officers to report communicable diseases to the State Department of Public Health to include capacity to collect and report data on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Mandates health care providers to report a patient's sexual orientation and gender identity to the local health officer when reporting cases or suspected cases of diseases listed in Section 2500 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, if such information is known.

Specifies that no state reimbursement is required for costs related to creating new crimes or changing criminal penalties, but other mandated costs shall be reimbursed pursuant to existing state procedures if determined by the Commission on State Mandates.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to ensure timely collection and reporting of sexual orientation and gender identity data for communicable diseases, particularly to address impacts on the LGBTQ community.