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AB 676 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Employment: discrimination: status as unemployed.

Summary
Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law prohibits various forms of employment discrimination with respect to the personal characteristics of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would prohibit an employer from publishing an advertisement or announcement for a job that states or indicates that an unemployed person is not eligible for the job. The bill would prohibit an employer from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, orally or in writing, the applicant's employment status, except as specified.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Sep 2015
Assembly Passage
Jun 2015
Senate Passage
Sep 2015
Vetoed
Oct 2015
Introduced Feb 25, 2015 Vetoed Oct 10, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Sep 1, 2015 · Assembly Jun 2, 2015

How they voted

25–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Sep 1, 2015
D Democratic23
23 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
2 Yea 6 Nay 2
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Jan 15, 2016
Vetoed
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
lower
Oct 10, 2015
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor.
lower
Sep 3, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 27. Page 2836.).
lower
Sep 1, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-6-2)
senate
Sep 1, 2015
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
upper
Aug 27, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).
upper
Aug 17, 2015
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jul 7, 2015
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jul 1, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 25, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 11, 2015
Committee
Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD.
upper
Jun 2, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (45-25-2)
assembly
May 28, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 9, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 9, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
lower
Feb 26, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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