California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 987 — Employment discrimination: unlawful employment practices.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2015.

  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 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of 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. Existing law requires an employer or other entity covered by the act to provide reasonable accommodation of, among other things, a person's disability and religious beliefs and prohibits discrimination against any person because the person has opposed any practices forbidden under the act or because the person has filed a complaint. This bill would, in addition, prohibit an employer or other covered entity from retaliating or otherwise discriminating against a person for requesting accommodation of his or her disability or religious beliefs, regardless of whether the accommodation request was granted. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 122, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2228.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1663.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1144.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dodd · Cosponsor
  • Levine · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Levine

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Dodd

Not signed on (120)

120 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 987 LEVINE Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64006
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Low — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB987 Levine By Moorlach

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 987 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 987 do?
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of 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. Existing law requires an employer or other entity covered by the act to provide reasonable accommodation of, among other things, a person's disability and religious beliefs and prohibits discrimination against any person because the person has opposed any practices forbidden under the act or because the person has filed a complaint. This bill would, in addition, prohibit an employer or other covered entity from retaliating or otherwise discriminating against a person for requesting accommodation of his or her disability or religious beliefs, regardless of whether the accommodation request was granted. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Who sponsors AB 987?
AB 987 is sponsored by Dodd and Levine.
What is the current status of AB 987?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 987?
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