Hannah-Beth Jackson
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes liability for sexual harassment when the plaintiff proves specified elements, including, among other things, that there is a business, service, or professional relationship between the plaintiff and defendant and there is an inability by the plaintiff to easily terminate the relationship. Existing law states that a relationship may exist between a plaintiff and certain persons, including an attorney, holder of a master's degree in social work, real estate agent, and real estate appraiser. This bill would include within the elements in a cause of action for sexual harassment when the plaintiff proves, among other things, that the defendant holds himself or herself out as being able to help the plaintiff establish a business, service, or professional relationship with the defendant or a 3rd party. The bill would eliminate the element that the plaintiff prove there is an inability by the plaintiff to easily terminate the relationship. The bill would include an investor, elected official, lobbyist, director, and producer among those listed persons who may be liable to a plaintiff for sexual harassment. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of various personal characteristics. Under existing law, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is responsible for receiving, investigating, conciliating, mediating, and prosecuting complaints alleging violations of specified civil rights. This bill would also make the department responsible for the enforcement of sexual harassment claims. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act makes it an unlawful practice under its provisions for a person to deny or to aid, incite, or conspire in the denial of certain civil rights. This bill would also make it an unlawful practice to deny or aid, incite, or conspire in the denial of rights of persons related to sexual harassment actions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12930 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1427 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1427 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 951, Statutes of 2018.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6060.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6707.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4067.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4020.) (January 9).
Set for hearing January 9.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Withdrawn from committee.
May 25 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Set for hearing May 25.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 783.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
Set for hearing April 19.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB224 | HTML |
| 02/02/17 - Introduced | |
| 04/05/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/03/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/05/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/23/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/18 - Chaptered |
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