Provides for penalties for discrimination or retaliation against immigrant employees
Summary
Establishes penalties for threatening, penalizing, or in any other manner discriminating or retaliating against any employee, including but not limited to contacting United States immigration authorities or otherwise threatening to report an employee's suspected citizenship or immigration status.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced May 15, 2019
Signed Jul 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly Jun 17, 2019
How they voted
58–3
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 12, 2019
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jul 27, 2019
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.126
upper
Jun 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 15, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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