California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 2785 — Student services: lactation accommodations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 947, Statutes of 2018.

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  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, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing federal law requires an educational institution to treat pregnancy, childbirth, recovery from childbirth, and other specified conditions in the same manner and under the same policies as any other temporary disability. Existing law also prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or other specified characteristics in any program or activity conducted by any postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state financial aid. Existing law requires a school operated by a school district or a county office of education, the California School for the Deaf, the California School for the Blind, or a charter school to provide, if there is at least one lactating pupil on the school campus, reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a school campus to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding, as prescribed. This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and encourage a satellite campus of these systems and the University of California, to provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating student on their respective campuses to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding, as specified. The bill would require the respective educational institution to provide a sink, in addition to the accommodations described above, upon the construction of a new campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University, the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing building regularly used by students, or the construction of a new building designed for use by students, as specified. This bill would not require an existing room designated for the specified purposes to contain a sink. The bill would also require that a lactating student on a college or university campus be given a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to express breast milk or breast-feed an infant child, and that the accommodation be available whenever a student is required to be on campus. The bill would prohibit students from incurring an academic penalty as a result of their use of these reasonable accommodations. The bill would authorize a complaint of noncompliance with the requirements of the bill to be filed in accordance with specified procedures, and, if the complaint is found to have merit, would require the respective campus or appellate body to provide a remedy to the affected student. This bill would require that these accommodations be implemented no later than January 1, 2020, and urge the University of California to implement the bill provisions by this date. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 947, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6640.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5599.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 5615.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25).

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 3).

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

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

  27. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2785 RUBIO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chau — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2785 Rubio et al. By Delgado

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2785 RUBIO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56100
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 77100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Democratic 3000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Low — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Weber — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2785 do?
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as 2 of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing federal law requires an educational institution to treat pregnancy, childbirth, recovery from childbirth, and other specified conditions in the same manner and under the same policies as any other temporary disability. Existing law also prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or other specified characteristics in any program or activity conducted by any postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state financial aid. Existing law requires a school operated by a school district or a county office of education, the California School for the Deaf, the California School for the Blind, or a charter school to provide, if there is at least one lactating pupil on the school campus, reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a school campus to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding, as prescribed. This bill would require the California Community Colleges and the California State University, and encourage a satellite campus of these systems and the University of California, to provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating student on their respective campuses to express breast milk, breast-feed an infant child, or address other needs related to breast-feeding, as specified. The bill would require the respective educational institution to provide a sink, in addition to the accommodations described above, upon the construction of a new campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University, the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing building regularly used by students, or the construction of a new building designed for use by students, as specified. This bill would not require an existing room designated for the specified purposes to contain a sink. The bill would also require that a lactating student on a college or university campus be given a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to express breast milk or breast-feed an infant child, and that the accommodation be available whenever a student is required to be on campus. The bill would prohibit students from incurring an academic penalty as a result of their use of these reasonable accommodations. The bill would authorize a complaint of noncompliance with the requirements of the bill to be filed in accordance with specified procedures, and, if the complaint is found to have merit, would require the respective campus or appellate body to provide a remedy to the affected student. This bill would require that these accommodations be implemented no later than January 1, 2020, and urge the University of California to implement the bill provisions by this date. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 2785?
AB 2785 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), and Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2785?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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