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AB 1820 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Personal rights: civil liability and enforcement.

Summary
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of various personal characteristics. Under existing law, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is responsible for receiving, investigating, conciliating, mediating, and prosecuting complaints alleging violations of specified civil rights, including sexual harassment claims. This bill would also authorize the department to bring civil actions for violations of specified federal civil rights and antidiscrimination laws.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Sep 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Aug 2019
Signed into Law
Oct 2019
Introduced Mar 6, 2019 Signed Oct 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2019 · Assembly May 6, 2019

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Aug 26, 2019
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Oct 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3471.).
lower
Sep 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 11).
lower
Aug 30, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
lower
Aug 27, 2019
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2269.).
upper
Aug 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
upper
Jul 1, 2019
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1880.).
upper
Jun 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Jun 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, be amended, and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
May 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1523.)
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 30).
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee April 6.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.