California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 959 — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Disparities Reduction Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, Statutes of 2015.

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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 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires a state agency, board, or commission that directly or by contract collects demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians to use separate collection categories and tabulations for each major Asian and Pacific Islander groups, as specified. This bill would require 4 specific state departments, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity, except as specified. This bill would require these state departments, during the regular process of reporting of demographic data to the Legislature, to report the collected data and method used to collect the data and make the data available to the public in accordance with state and federal law, except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential and prohibited from disclosure. The bill would prohibit these state departments from reporting demographic data that would permit identification of individuals or would result in statistical unreliability. The bill would limit the use of the collected data by these state departments, as specified. The bill would require these state departments to come into compliance with these provisions as early as possible, but no later than July 1, 2018. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations relating to this act. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 565, 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 68. Noes 0. Page 3147.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 2714.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 27).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  14. Referred to Com. on G.O.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1690.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Primary
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Eggman
  • Gordon
  • Hall
  • Low
  • Pan
  • Bonta, Mia Democratic

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 959 CHIU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 610010
Democratic 4000
Republican 3002
Total 680012
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — 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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB959 Chiu By Hall

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29503
Democratic 3000
Total 32503
% of votes cast 80%13%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Hill — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 959 CHIU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 4000
Republican 2004
Total 690011
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Campos — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — 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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 959 do?
(1) Existing law requires a state agency, board, or commission that directly or by contract collects demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians to use separate collection categories and tabulations for each major Asian and Pacific Islander groups, as specified. This bill would require 4 specific state departments, in the course of collecting demographic data directly or by contract as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity, except as specified. This bill would require these state departments, during the regular process of reporting of demographic data to the Legislature, to report the collected data and method used to collect the data and make the data available to the public in accordance with state and federal law, except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential and prohibited from disclosure. The bill would prohibit these state departments from reporting demographic data that would permit identification of individuals or would result in statistical unreliability. The bill would limit the use of the collected data by these state departments, as specified. The bill would require these state departments to come into compliance with these provisions as early as possible, but no later than July 1, 2018. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations relating to this act. (2) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors AB 959?
AB 959 is sponsored by Chiu, Eggman, Gordon, Hall, Low, Pan, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 959?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 959?
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