Statutes: gender-neutral language: pronouns.
Summary
This measure would encourage the Legislature to engage in a coordinated effort to revise existing statutes and introduce new legislation with inclusive language by using gender-neutral pronouns or reusing nouns to avoid the use of gendered pronouns. The measure would also encourage state agencies to engage in similar efforts to use gender-neutral pronouns and avoid the use of gendered pronouns when drafting policies, regulations, and other guidance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Assembly Passage
Aug 2018
Senate Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced Jun 20, 2018
Signed Sep 5, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Aug 28, 2018
How they voted
24–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
Aug 28, 2018
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican11
45% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 5, 2018
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:30 a.m.
legislature
Aug 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 5899.)
upper
Aug 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
upper
Aug 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Page 6392.)
lower
Aug 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 14).
lower
Aug 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 48 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Evan Low
DDemocratic
Co
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Autumn R. Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Cathleen Galgiani
DDemocratic
Co
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Holden
DDemocratic
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