California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

AB 272 — California Fair Employment and Housing Act: reserve peace officers.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto 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 2015-2016 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.

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Summary

Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, it is unlawful to engage in specified discriminatory practices in employment or housing accommodations on the basis of certain specified characteristics, including race, creed, or national origin. Existing law defines these characteristics and other terms for purposes of the act. Under existing law, a person deputized or appointed as a reserve or auxiliary sheriff or city police officer, a reserve deputy sheriff, a reserve deputy marshal, a reserve police officer of a transit district, a reserve park ranger, a reserve harbor or port police officer, or a reserve officer of a school district, among others, by the proper authority, who is assigned specific police functions by that authority or is designated by local ordinance or resolution, and who meets specified requirements, is a peace officer. This bill would make a person deputized or appointed by the proper authority as a peace officer pursuant to the above provisions an employee for purposes of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The bill would also update an obsolete cross-reference.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  5. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2051.).

  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 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  12. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. Withdrawn from committee.

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1335.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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

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

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  27. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chávez · Cosponsor
  • Tom Lackey · Primary
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Chávez
  • McCarty
  • Vidak
  • Waldron
  • Wilk

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB272 Lackey By Hertzberg

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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AB 272 LACKEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 65005
Democratic 4000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Gray — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Brown — Yea
Burke — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Steinorth — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
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

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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
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 272 do?
Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, it is unlawful to engage in specified discriminatory practices in employment or housing accommodations on the basis of certain specified characteristics, including race, creed, or national origin. Existing law defines these characteristics and other terms for purposes of the act. Under existing law, a person deputized or appointed as a reserve or auxiliary sheriff or city police officer, a reserve deputy sheriff, a reserve deputy marshal, a reserve police officer of a transit district, a reserve park ranger, a reserve harbor or port police officer, or a reserve officer of a school district, among others, by the proper authority, who is assigned specific police functions by that authority or is designated by local ordinance or resolution, and who meets specified requirements, is a peace officer. This bill would make a person deputized or appointed by the proper authority as a peace officer pursuant to the above provisions an employee for purposes of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The bill would also update an obsolete cross-reference.
Who sponsors AB 272?
AB 272 is sponsored by Chávez, Lackey, Tom (Republican), McCarty, Vidak, Waldron, and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 272?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 272?
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