California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 31 — California Religious Freedom Act: state agencies: disclosure of religious affiliation information.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 826, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 05, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits a state agency from including a question regarding an applicant's race, sex, marital status, or religion in any application form for employment. This bill would prohibit a state or local agency or a public employee acting under color of law from providing or disclosing to the federal government personal information regarding a person's religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation, as specified, when the information is sought for compiling a database of individuals based on religious belief, practice, or affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity for law enforcement or immigration purposes. The bill would also prohibit a state agency from using agency resources to assist with any government program compiling such a database, or from making state databases available in connection with an investigation or enforcement under such a program. The bill would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies and their employees from collecting personal information on the religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation of any individual, except as part of a targeted investigation, as provided, or where necessary to provide religious accommodations. The bill would also prohibit law enforcement agencies from using agency or department moneys, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any criminal, civil, or administrative violation, or warrant for a violation, of any requirement that individuals register with the federal government or any federal agency based on religion, national origin, or ethnicity. The bill would also terminate, to the extent of any conflict, any existing agreements that make any agency or department information or database available in conflict with these provisions. The bill would not prevent the collection, retention, or disclosure of personal information or documents as required by Federal law or a court order. The bill would provide that an agency or employee would only be deemed to be in violation of its provisions if the agency or employee acted with actual knowledge that the information shared would be used for purposes prohibited by these provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 826, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3000.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 3479.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  11. June 28 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 581.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Published March 28 at 4 a.m.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Ordered to second reading.

  19. Read third time and amended.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 348.) (March 13).

  22. Set for hearing March 13.

  23. March 6 hearing postponed by committee.

  24. Set for hearing March 6.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 130.) (January 31). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Set for hearing January 31.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Monning · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Dodd · Cosponsor
  • Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • James Gallagher · Cosponsor
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Primary
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • O'Donnell · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (107)

107 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

Unfinished Business SB31 Lara et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 5000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
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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SB 31 Lara Third Reading Urgency By CHIU

Passed 76 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55201
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 76201
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — 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.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB31 Lara et al. Urgency Clause

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 5000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — 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

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 31 do?
Existing law prohibits a state agency from including a question regarding an applicant's race, sex, marital status, or religion in any application form for employment. This bill would prohibit a state or local agency or a public employee acting under color of law from providing or disclosing to the federal government personal information regarding a person's religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation, as specified, when the information is sought for compiling a database of individuals based on religious belief, practice, or affiliation, national origin, or ethnicity for law enforcement or immigration purposes. The bill would also prohibit a state agency from using agency resources to assist with any government program compiling such a database, or from making state databases available in connection with an investigation or enforcement under such a program. The bill would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies and their employees from collecting personal information on the religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation of any individual, except as part of a targeted investigation, as provided, or where necessary to provide religious accommodations. The bill would also prohibit law enforcement agencies from using agency or department moneys, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any criminal, civil, or administrative violation, or warrant for a violation, of any requirement that individuals register with the federal government or any federal agency based on religion, national origin, or ethnicity. The bill would also terminate, to the extent of any conflict, any existing agreements that make any agency or department information or database available in conflict with these provisions. The bill would not prevent the collection, retention, or disclosure of personal information or documents as required by Federal law or a court order. The bill would provide that an agency or employee would only be deemed to be in violation of its provisions if the agency or employee acted with actual knowledge that the information shared would be used for purposes prohibited by these provisions. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 31?
SB 31 is sponsored by Monning, Skinner, Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), Bloom, Anderson, Beall, Dodd, Bonta, Chiu, Gallagher, James (Republican), Hertzberg, Lara, Levine, O'Donnell, and Cristina Garcia.
What is the current status of SB 31?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 05, 2016. Enacted.
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