Relative to The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Summary
This measure would acknowledge that there is a continued need for the State of California to protect the human rights of women and girls and to analyze the operations of state departments, policies, and programs to identify discrimination and, if identified, to remedy that discrimination. The measure would support the implementation of the principles underlying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) .
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Sep 2017
Assembly Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Aug 21, 2017
Signed Feb 27, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Sep 1, 2017
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 32
Sep 1, 2017
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2 p.m.
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Page 4065.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (February 13).
lower
Sep 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Sep 1, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-2)
senate
Sep 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Aug 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2284.) (August 29).
upper
Aug 23, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Aug 21, 2017
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 56 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hannah-Beth Jackson
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
Catharine B. Baker
RRepublican
Co
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Mayes
IIndependent
Co
Chris Holden
DDemocratic
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