Judiciary: training: gender bias.
Summary
Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to provide by rule of court for racial, ethnic, and gender bias, and sexual harassment training and training for any other bias based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation for judges and subordinate judicial officers. This bill would require the Judicial Council, when developing any training on gender bias, to consider the role of gender in court proceedings and meeting the needs of litigants in unique situations of vulnerability. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Aug 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2024
Signed Aug 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · Assembly Aug 12, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican9
22% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 19, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 6278.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jul 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2).
lower
Jun 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
June 26 hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4021.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3636.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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