SB 17

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 07, 2020
  • Passed Senate Jun 02, 2021
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Racial Equity Commission.

Abstract

Existing law establishes an Office of Health Equity in the State Department of Public Health for purposes of aligning state resources, decisionmaking, and programs to accomplish certain goals related to health equity and protecting vulnerable communities. Existing law requires the office to develop department-wide plans to close the gaps in health status and access to care among the state's diverse racial and ethnic communities, women, persons with disabilities, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning communities, as specified. Existing law requires the office to work with the Health in All Policies Task Force to assist state agencies and departments in developing policies, systems, programs, and environmental change strategies that have population health impacts by, among other things, prioritizing building cross-sectoral partnerships within and across departments and agencies to change policies and practices to advance health equity. Existing law establishes the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, with a Special Consideration for African Americans Who are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States to, among other things, identify, compile, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary documentation of the institution of slavery that existed within the United States and the colonies. Existing law requires the task force to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature. This bill, until January 1, 2030, would establish in state government a Racial Equity Commission. The bill would require the commission to be staffed by the Office of Planning and Research. The bill would require the commission to develop resources, best practices, and tools for advancing racial equity by, among other things, developing a statewide Racial Equity Framework that includes methodologies and tools that can be employed to advance racial equity and address structural racism in California. The bill would require the commission to prepare an annual report that summarizes feedback from public engagement with communities of color, provides data on racial inequities and disparities in the state, and recommends best practices on tools, methodologies, and opportunities to advance racial equity and to submit that report, on or after December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified.

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Actions


Aug 31, 2022

Assembly

Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Reyes.

Aug 29, 2022

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Assembly

Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.

Assembly

Assembly Rule 69 suspended.

Aug 25, 2022

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Aug 16, 2022

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 15, 2022

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 11, 2022

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 11).

Jun 29, 2022

Assembly

June 29 set for second hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Aug 23, 2021

Assembly

August 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

Jul 01, 2021

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 30, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30).

Jun 10, 2021

Assembly

Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Jun 02, 2021

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 1384.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

May 24, 2021

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 20, 2021

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1179.) (May 20).

May 14, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing May 20.

May 04, 2021

Senate

May 3 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

Apr 21, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing May 3.

Apr 15, 2021

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 14, 2021

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 775.) (April 13).

Apr 06, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing April 13.

Apr 05, 2021

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

Mar 25, 2021

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 588.) (March 23).

Mar 16, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing March 23.

Mar 11, 2021

Senate

Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on G.O. and JUD.

Feb 25, 2021

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Jan 28, 2021

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Dec 08, 2020

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.

Dec 07, 2020

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB17 HTML
12/07/20 - Introduced PDF
02/25/21 - Amended Senate PDF
04/05/21 - Amended Senate PDF
04/15/21 - Amended Senate PDF
05/20/21 - Amended Senate PDF
07/01/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/15/22 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/25/22 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/29/22 - Amended Assembly PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/19/21- Senate Governmental Organization PDF
04/09/21- Senate Judiciary PDF
04/30/21- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/20/21- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
06/28/21- Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review PDF
06/27/22- Assembly Appropriations PDF
08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
08/26/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
08/30/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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