Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 28
Author
The Unruh Civil Rights Act generally prohibits business establishments from discriminating on specified bases. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (act) prohibits discrimination in housing and employment on specified bases and provides procedures for enforcement by the Civil Rights Department. Existing law specifies that while it is the intent of the Legislature that the act occupy the field of regulation of discrimination in employment and housing, nothing in the act shall be construed to limit or restrict the application of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. This bill would, commencing on January 1, 2025, also specify that nothing in the act shall be construed to limit or restrict efforts by local entities to enforce state law prohibiting discrimination against classes of persons covered by the act in employment and housing, provided that the enforcement complies with regulations governing local enforcement of the act that the bill would require the Civil Rights Department to promulgate by____. The bill would require those regulations, at a minimum, to ensure consistent application of employment and housing discrimination laws across the state, protect complainants against inadvertent loss of federal or state legal claims, avoid duplication of investigatory work, and minimize any possible loss of federal funding for the Civil Rights Department's work.
September 1 hearing postponed by committee.
July 12 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 1357.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1157.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
April 17 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 17.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 575.) (March 28).
Set for hearing March 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB16 | HTML |
| 12/05/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/24/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/06/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 04/16/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/17/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 07/10/23- Assembly Appropriations |
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