CaliforniaEmployment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.
What it does
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits various forms of employment and housing discrimination, including various types of discrimination because of national origin. Existing law empowers the Civil Rights Department to investigate and prosecute complaints alleging unlawful practices.
More detail
This bill would provide that an employee's assessment, testing, admission, or acknowledgment of their own personal bias that was made in good faith and solicited or required as part of a bias mitigation training does not constitute unlawful discrimination, as prescribed.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 216, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 9Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 2Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2407.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 28In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 303 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Mark González. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2769.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jul 10Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 9From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8).Minor
- Jul 8
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 2From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 16June 24 hearing postponed by committee.
- Jun 5Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- May 28In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1306.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 1Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 944.) (April 29).Major
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 11Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt.
- Apr 3Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 1April 8 hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 25Set for hearing April 8.
- Feb 19Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 11From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
- Feb 10Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced