AJR 45 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Civil rights: the Equality Act.

Summary

This act would urge the United States Congress to enact the Equality Act of 2015, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include protections on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex for, among other things, employment, housing, public education, and public accommodations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2016

Committee Review

Aug 2016

Assembly Passage

Jun 2016

Senate Passage

Aug 2016

Signed into Law

Sep 2016

Introduced Jun 9, 2016 Signed Sep 1, 2016

Floor votes · Senate Aug 23, 2016 · Assembly Jun 23, 2016

How they voted

25–4

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 33

Aug 23, 2016

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

2 Yea 4 Nay 4

40% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

16

Key actions

6

Committee

5

Amendments

2

Sep 1, 2016

Introduced

Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:45 a.m.

legislature

Aug 24, 2016

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 11. Page 6218.).

lower

Aug 23, 2016

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (25-4-4)

senate

Aug 23, 2016

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

lower

Aug 22, 2016

Upper · Passed

Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 5. Page 5237.)

upper

Aug 9, 2016

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 9).

upper

Jun 30, 2016

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Jun 23, 2016

Lower · Passed

Amended, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 11. Page 5484.)

lower

Jun 21, 2016

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 21).

lower

Jun 13, 2016

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Jun 9, 2016

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 46 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Autumn R. Burke

Brian Maienschein

Cheryl R. Brown

Cristina Garcia