California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 2182 — Discrimination: family responsibilities.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits various forms of employment discrimination and recognizes the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold employment without specified forms of discrimination as a civil right. The act also makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, among other things, to refuse to hire or employ a person because of various personal characteristics, conditions, or traits. The act specifies that nothing in the act prohibits employers from taking certain actions. This bill would prohibit employment discrimination on account of family responsibilities, as defined, and would recognize the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination because of family responsibilities as a civil right, as specified. The bill would also make it unlawful for an employer or other entity covered by the act to fail to take specified actions when the employer or entity becomes aware of a need for an accommodation due to obligations arising from a need to care for a minor child or care recipient, as defined, because of an unforeseen closure or unforeseen unavailability of a minor child or care recipient's school or care provider, excluding planned holidays. The bill would also make it unlawful for an employer or other entity covered by the act to retaliate or otherwise discriminate against the employee for requesting an accommodation or exercising, or attempting to exercise, these rights.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

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

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  8. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  9. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 4101
Republican 0100
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Cunningham — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2182 do?
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits various forms of employment discrimination and recognizes the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold employment without specified forms of discrimination as a civil right. The act also makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, among other things, to refuse to hire or employ a person because of various personal characteristics, conditions, or traits. The act specifies that nothing in the act prohibits employers from taking certain actions. This bill would prohibit employment discrimination on account of family responsibilities, as defined, and would recognize the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination because of family responsibilities as a civil right, as specified. The bill would also make it unlawful for an employer or other entity covered by the act to fail to take specified actions when the employer or entity becomes aware of a need for an accommodation due to obligations arising from a need to care for a minor child or care recipient, as defined, because of an unforeseen closure or unforeseen unavailability of a minor child or care recipient's school or care provider, excluding planned holidays. The bill would also make it unlawful for an employer or other entity covered by the act to retaliate or otherwise discriminate against the employee for requesting an accommodation or exercising, or attempting to exercise, these rights.
Who sponsors AB 2182?
AB 2182 is sponsored by Wicks, Buffy (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2182?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 2182?
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