California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

AB 569 — Discrimination: reproductive health.

Last action — Stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits discrimination in employment based upon specified personal characteristics, including the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status of any person. Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations relating to the right to privacy. The bill would amend provisions of labor law relating to the prohibition on an employer from taking any adverse action against an employee or their dependent or family member for their reproductive health decisions, including, but not limited to, the timing thereof, or the use of any drug, device, or medical service. The bill would also specify that any contract or agreement, express or implied, made by an employee to waive this benefit is null and void. The bill would require an employer that requires compliance with an employee handbook to include in the handbook notice of the employee rights and remedies under the provisions of this bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 3369.).

  6. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 3255.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2768.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).

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

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 11).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD.

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

  20. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 1909.)

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 26).

  23. Coauthors revised.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (114)

114 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 569 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 20 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 411403
Democratic 14001
Republican 0600
Total 552004
% of votes cast 70%25%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Fong — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB569 Gonzalez Fletcher By Atkins

Passed 27 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231200
Democratic 4100
Total 271300
% of votes cast 68%33%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Bates — Nay
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
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 569 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 17 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401106
Democratic 14101
Republican 0502
Total 541709
% of votes cast 68%21%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Cunningham — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8300
Democratic 4100
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 569 do?
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits discrimination in employment based upon specified personal characteristics, including the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status of any person. Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations relating to the right to privacy. The bill would amend provisions of labor law relating to the prohibition on an employer from taking any adverse action against an employee or their dependent or family member for their reproductive health decisions, including, but not limited to, the timing thereof, or the use of any drug, device, or medical service. The bill would also specify that any contract or agreement, express or implied, made by an employee to waive this benefit is null and void. The bill would require an employer that requires compliance with an employee handbook to include in the handbook notice of the employee rights and remedies under the provisions of this bill.
Who sponsors AB 569?
AB 569 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, Atkins, Chiu, Friedman, Stern, Henry I. (Democratic), Wieckowski, Garcia, Robert (Democratic), and Jackson, Corey A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 569?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 569?
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