California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 620 — Public postsecondary education: nondiscrimination and training: sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 637, Statutes of 2011.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the missions and functions of the state's 3 segments of public postsecondary education, which are the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. The provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make them applicable. Existing provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act require the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the governing boards of community college districts to adopt or provide for the adoption of rules and regulations governing student behavior, known as rules of student conduct. This bill would request the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to adopt and publish policies on harassment, intimidation, and bullying to be included within the rules of student conduct governing their respective segments of public postsecondary education. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature that rules and regulations governing student conduct be published, at a minimum, on the Internet Web sites of each public postsecondary educational campus and as part of any printed material covering those rules and regulations within the respective public postsecondary education systems. (2) The Equity in Higher Education Act, a part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, provides that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other specified bases, equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary educational institutions of the state. For these purposes, the act defines "gender" to include gender identity. This bill would revise the definition of gender to include "gender expression" for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act. The bill would request the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students. The bill would request each segment to collect aggregate demographic information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity of staff and students within other aggregate demographic data collected, and would require annual transmittal of any report to the Legislature, as specified, and posting of the information on the Internet Web site of each respective institution. The bill would encourage the Legislative Analyst to conduct an assessment of the campuses of each of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop recommendations to improve the quality of life on those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students, and to publish a summary of those recommendations on its Internet Web site. The bill would make various conforming changes to existing nondiscrimination laws affecting postsecondary educational institutions and programs, and requirements related to reporting hate violence, as defined, to additionally include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression within the scope of those programs and requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 637, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 2908.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 2205.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 25).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  14. Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 1736.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 29).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.

  26. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Block · Primary
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Kehoe · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • Josh Lowenthal · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Block

Co-sponsors (13)

  • Ammiano
  • Blumenfield
  • Brownley
  • Portantino
  • Galgiani
  • Gordon
  • Kehoe
  • Leno
  • Lieu
  • Ma
  • Skinner
  • Yee
  • Lowenthal, Josh Democratic

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 620 BLOCK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 51 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502403
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 512603
% of votes cast 64%33%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB620 Block By Kehoe

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211402
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231502
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Harman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7201
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Nay
Price — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 620 BLOCK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 502205
Democratic 1000
Total 512405
% of votes cast 64%30%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 620 do?
(1) Existing law, known as the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the missions and functions of the state's 3 segments of public postsecondary education, which are the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. The provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make them applicable. Existing provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act require the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the governing boards of community college districts to adopt or provide for the adoption of rules and regulations governing student behavior, known as rules of student conduct. This bill would request the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to adopt and publish policies on harassment, intimidation, and bullying to be included within the rules of student conduct governing their respective segments of public postsecondary education. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature that rules and regulations governing student conduct be published, at a minimum, on the Internet Web sites of each public postsecondary educational campus and as part of any printed material covering those rules and regulations within the respective public postsecondary education systems. (2) The Equity in Higher Education Act, a part of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, provides that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons, regardless of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other specified bases, equal rights and opportunities in the postsecondary educational institutions of the state. For these purposes, the act defines "gender" to include gender identity. This bill would revise the definition of gender to include "gender expression" for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act. The bill would request the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students. The bill would request each segment to collect aggregate demographic information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity of staff and students within other aggregate demographic data collected, and would require annual transmittal of any report to the Legislature, as specified, and posting of the information on the Internet Web site of each respective institution. The bill would encourage the Legislative Analyst to conduct an assessment of the campuses of each of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop recommendations to improve the quality of life on those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and students, and to publish a summary of those recommendations on its Internet Web site. The bill would make various conforming changes to existing nondiscrimination laws affecting postsecondary educational institutions and programs, and requirements related to reporting hate violence, as defined, to additionally include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression within the scope of those programs and requirements.
Who sponsors AB 620?
AB 620 is sponsored by Ammiano, Block, Blumenfield, Brownley, Portantino, Galgiani, Gordon, Kehoe, Leno, Lieu, Ma, Skinner, Yee, and Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 620?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
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