Legislation & Policy Priorities Archive

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1. SB 782 (Limon) Gubernatorial Appointments- VETOED

Bill Summary: This bill requires the Office of the Governor to maintain on its internet website a list of every state board and commission, including specified data of every state board and commission. In addition, this bill requires the Office of the Governor to publish on its internet website a report that contains aggregate demographic information of appointments by the Office of the Governor.

• CCSWG Nexus: Women make up 50% of our population, yet that isn’t represented in our state boards and commissions. We need more data to better understand where these gaps exist and in order to better address this issue.

Support

2. SB 1137 (Smallwood Cuevas) Recognizing Intersectional Discrimination- SIGNED

Bill Summary: This bill will explicitly recognize intersectionality (discrimination based on one or more protected characteristics such as race and gender) under our discrimination laws.

• CCSWG Nexus: Women wear many hats and if we don’t recognize that intersectionality, we can’t end the cycle of discrimination in our laws.

3. AB 1863 (Ramos) Emergency Services Act: Notification Systems- SIGNED

Bill Summary: This bill would require the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with specified groups including tribal nations, to develop policies and procedures providing instruction specifying how a law enforcement agency and certain entities involved in emergency warnings are required to proceed after a missing person has been reported to a law enforcement agency and prescribed conditions are met. The bill would require those policies and procedures to include, among other things, procedures for the transfer of information regarding the missing person and the circumstances surrounding the missing person’s disappearance. The bill would also require the Department to issue a Feather Alert within 48 hours of receiving a request from law enforcement or a tribe.

• CCSWG Nexus: National studies have found that Indigenous Women are murdered at a rate ten times (10x) higher than all other ethnicities. Yet, in too many instances tribal people are not receiving timely information or conclusions. A 2016 study by the National Institute of Justice found that more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3 percent) have experienced violence in their lifetime, including 56.1 percent who have experienced sexual violence. In the year leading up to the study, 39.8 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women had experienced violence, including 14.4 percent who had experienced sexual violence. Additionally, the Commission co-sponsored last year’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People week with Assemblymember James Ramos and will be doing so again this year.

4. AB 1908 (Schiavo) Department of Veteran’s Affairs: Internal Audits- HELD IN COMMITTEE

Bill Summary: This bill would require the department to, on or before July 1, 2025, and on or before July 1 each year thereafter, submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature, the Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, and the Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. The bill would require the report to include a description of significant problems discovered by the department’s internal auditor and a summary of investigations and reviews conducted by the department during the previous year.

• CCSWG Nexus: Women veteran’s face unique barriers including discrimination, wage gap, higher rates of homelessness and suicide. While AB 1908 is not specific to women in order to capture the broader range of issues faced by all veterans there will be issues specific to women that are expected to come out in this audit.

5. AB 3031 (Lee and Low) LGBTQ+ Commission- VETOED

Bill Summary: This bill would establish the LGBTQ+ Commission in state government. The bill would provide for the appointment of 9 members, appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Rules. Establish the goals of the commission, which would include, among other things, acting in an advisory capacity to the Legislature and the Governor on policy matters affecting the state’s LGBTQ+ community and its members. Commencing July 1, 2025, require the commission to convene quarterly meetings to identify the statewide needs of the LGBTQ+ community and to assist in implementing supportive policies and initiatives to address the needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

• CCSWG Nexus: LGBTQ+ rights are under attack nationwide and as California becomes one of the few safe states this Commission will be uniquely positioned to better advise state leaders. There is much overlap and natural alignment with this Commission and CCSWG. CCSWG has also been supportive of the creation of other Commissions where there is overlap and alignment like the Racial Equity Commission.

6. AB 2319 (Wilson and Weber) CA Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act – SIGNED

Bill Summary: This bill makes legislative findings that the Legislature recognizes all birthing people and extends the evidence-based implicit bias training requirements to also include hospitals that provide perinatal or prenatal care. Requires an implicit bias program to include recognition of intersecting identities and the potential associated biases and would require, by February 1 of each year and that a facility provide the department with proof of compliance. This bill also authorizes the State Department of Public Health to issue an administrative penalty if it determines that a facility has violated these provisions, and would require the department to annually post on its internet website a list of facilities that did not submit timely proof of compliance and have been issued administrative penalties. Each health care provider that does not complete the required training constitutes a separate violation. Lastly, under this bill the State Department of Public Health will have full administrative power and jurisdiction to ensure full implementation of this bill.

• CCSWG Nexus: The need for implicit bias training is necessary to ensure all birthing people have access to quality health care and to prevent maternal mortality particularly within communities of color.

7. AB 3106 (Schiavo) Infectious Diseases: Excluded Workers- HELD IN COMMITTEE

Bill Summary: This bill would require an employer to make certain accommodations to employees who have tested positive for COVID-19. Requires an employer to continue and maintain the employee’s earnings, wages, seniority, and all other employee rights and benefits, including the employee’s right to their former job status while the employee is out sick. Additionally, the bill requires OSHA, by February 3, 2025, to adopt a standard that extends these protections to any occupational infectious disease covered by any permanent infectious disease standard adopted to prevent the spread of COVID. Under this bill OSHA would be authorized to issue a citation alleging a violation and a notice of civil penalty. The bill would authorize any employer who receives a citation and penalty to appeal the citation and penalty to the OSHA Appeals Board.

• CCSWG Nexus: As we continue to deal with the effects of COVID-19 we must ensure that employees are fully supported when they test positive and are able to return to their place of employment. Additionally, we know that COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic and therefore it is important that standards be created to extend these protections to any occupational infectious disease.

Support

8. SB 953 (Menjivar) Period Equity Now- HELD IN COMMITTEE

Bill Summary: This bill would add menstrual products to the schedule of covered benefits under Medi-Cal.

• CCSWG Nexus: Period poverty remains a persistent issue for our most vulnerable communities. According to California data released in 2022 by the Alliance for Period Supplies, 1 in 3 Low-income menstruators reported missing work, school, or similar commitments due to lack of access to menstrual products. We must continue to advocate for a more inclusive and responsive healthcare system that prioritizes the well-being of Medi-Cal recipients through menstrual product coverage.

9. SB 959 (Menjivar) Gender Affirming Care- INACTIVE FILE

Bill Summary: This bill will create a website modeled after abortion.ca.gov for access to gender affirming care resources and information. It will direct the state to work in partnership with community stakeholders to create and maintain an online resource that offers information to patients, health care providers, and families about available support for transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex individuals and their families

• CCSWG Nexus: Trans people, and trans women and girls, experience widespread discrimination, violence, prejudice, and other forms of stigma. Many trans women and girls are underinsured or lack access to life saving gender affirming healthcare as well as resources and adequate support to help them thrive. Creating a safe place where resources are readily accessible is essential to their wellbeing.

10. AB 1846 (Bauer-Kahan) Judicial Officers: Training: Sexual Abuse and Assault- HELD IN COMMITTEE

Bill Summary: This bill directs the Judicial Council to create training for judges on sexual assault with an emphasis on appropriate treatment and trauma. This training will be informed by victim’s advocacy groups in order to ensure its survivor centered.

• CCSWG Nexus: We have seen a lack of concern within the courtroom setting by some judges overseeing sexual assault cases. 1 in 6 women will be the victim of a rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.1 We need those impacted by sexual assault to feel safe and protected in an environment where they could be face-to-face with their offender. We need judges that comprehend the volatility of the situation and keep court-room proceedings fair and appropriate.

11. AB 2099 (Bauer-Kahan) Crimes: Reproductive Health Services- SIGNED

Bill Summary: This bill creates new penalties to deter funded and organized anti-choice extremists at reproductive health care centers.  This bill includes penalties for filming patients and providers with intent to intimidate. It further increases legal protections for providers and patients commensurate with the risks they face.

• CCSWG Nexus: The ability to safely access reproductive health care is a fundamental necessity for women and girls and as California becomes one of the few safe places in the country to receive reproductive health care, it becomes even more essential that people seeking this care are able to do so safely and without fear.

12. AB 2515 (Papan) Menstrual Products: PFAS- SIGNED

Bill Summary: The bill would require, no later than January 1, 2027, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, to identify and assess the hazards of chemicals or chemical classes that can provide the same or similar function in menstrual products as regulated PFAS and that can impact vulnerable populations and to make this information publicly available on the DTSC’s internet website.

• CCSWG Nexus: Harmful chemicals have no place in necessary medical devices like period underwear, tampons or pads used by our state’s women and girls. Getting rid of these chemicals in menstrual products is vital to prevent serious illnesses, including cervical cancer.

13. AB 1808 (Nguyen) Childcare and Development Services: Eligibility- SIGNED Bill Summary: This bill will align the eligibility period for childcare support under the CalWORKs program with other subsidized programs, extending it from 12 to 24 months.

• CCSWG Nexus: In order to fully support working parents, we must eliminate disparities, streamline processes, and reduce burdens to access childcare support. Reliable childcare is vital for parents pursuing employment or education without worrying about the safety and well-being of their children.

14. SB 1245 (Ochoa Bogh) Streamlining IHSS Paramedical Forms- HELD IN COMMITTEE

Bill Summary: This bill would streamline the process for obtaining paramedical services by aligning which licensed healthcare professionals may sign the form to obtain paramedical services with those who can already authorize services through In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to begin with. IHSS clients can therefore have both forms signed at the same time by the same provider, saving time and reducing delays in obtaining critical care.

• CCSWG Nexus: A majority of our state’s care givers and those receiving care are women. As of January 2024, there were 754,332 authorized IHSS recipients – a majority (58%) of whom are women – who receive an average of nearly 116 hours of authorized care a month, most (77%) of which is provided by relatives and spouses. By reducing administrative barriers to services, we will better ensure that our most vulnerable populations – especially women with disabilities – receive the care they need in a timely manner. 

• SB 702 (Limon) This bill requires the office of the Governor to publish a report containing the demographic information of individuals who have applied to or been appointed to a state board or commission. Additionally, the bill creates a working group to discuss and provide recommendations on ways to diversity state boards and commissions. VETOED
• AB 273 (Ramos) This proposal seeks to build on past efforts by requiring notification to family members, court appointed counsel, tribes and tribal representatives, and the court of jurisdiction when a child or non-minor dependent is missing and requiring collaborative efforts and due diligence by county social workers/probation officers, courts and other supportive adults to locate, place and stabilize children and youth when they return, with a particular focus on the inclusion of tribes and tribal representatives to address the crisis of missing indigenous youth. VETOED
• AB 933 (Aguiar-Curry) This bill would include among those privileged communications a communication made by a complainant, without malice, regarding a complaint of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination and would specify the attorney’s fees and damages available to a prevailing defendant in any defamation action brought against that defendant for making that communication. SIGNED, Chapter 670, Statues of 2023
• AB 1 (McKinnor) This bill provides employees of the Legislature the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. SIGNED, Chapter 313, Statutes of 2023
• AB 524 (Wicks) This bill would prohibit employment discrimination on account of family caregiver status, as defined, and would recognize the opportunity to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination because of family caregiver status as a civil right. VETOED
• AB 521 (Bauer-Kahan) This bill requires the standard board to consider regulations to require at least one women’s restroom at construction jobsites. SIGNED, Chapter 529, Statutes of 2023
• AB 1356 (Haney) This bill will ensure workers have fair notice in the event of a mass layoff. This bill increases the notice requirement from 60 to 90 days, decouples severance negotiations from meeting WARN Act obligations, and expressly includes client employers, third-party agencies, and labor contractors in the definition of “covered employers” to ensure contract workers directly impacted by a mass layoff receive the same protections as direct employees. VETOED
• SB 525 (Durazo) This bill would increase the state’s minimum wage to $25 for health care workers. SIGNED, Chapter 890, Statues of 2023
• SB 616 (Gonzalez) This bill will expand the state’s paid sick leave from 3 days to 5. SIGNED, Chapter 309, Statues of 2023
• SB 686 (Durazo) This bill would make community based organizations responsible for developing and consulting with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health regarding the core education and outreach materials regarding health and safety standards, retaliation, and the division’s workplace safety complaint and retaliation process, including specific issues that affect the domestic work industry differently. VETOED
• ACA 5 (Low) is a constitutional amendment to protect marriage equality for LGBTQ+ couples and remove Proposition 8 from the state’s constitution. SIGNED, Chapter 125, Statues of 2023
• AB 957 (Wilson) This bill will update California law to clarify that affirming a child’s gender identity is in the best interests of the child for purposes of legal name change and child custody decisions. VETOED
• SB 407 (Wiener) This bill will strengthen protections in existing law to ensure that LGBTQ+ foster youth in California are placed in homes that are affirming of LGBTQ+ identities. SIGNED, Chapter 226, Statues of 2023
• AB 904 (Calderon) This bill would require a health care service plan or health insurer to develop a maternal and infant health equity program that addresses racial health disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes through the use of doulas. SIGNED, Chapter 349, Statues of 2023
• AB 1015 (Calderon) This bill would create a statewide diaper and wipe distribution program under the Department of Social Services. VETOED
• AB 1203 (Bains) This bill will provide a sales tax exemption for breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, breast pump kits and breast pads. SIGNED
• AB 230 (Reyes) This bill would require public schools maintaining any combination of classes from grades 3 to 12 to provide menstrual products for free. SIGNED, Chapter 421, Statues of 2023
• AB 254 (Bauer-Kahan) Adds CMIA/HIPAA protections for data collected by menstrual, fertility, and sexual health apps and websites. SIGNED, Chapter 254, Statues of 2023
• AB 352 (Bauer-Kahan) Enhances privacy protections for medical records related to abortion, pregnancy loss, and other sensitive services through electronic health record sharing and health information exchanges. SIGNED, Chapter 255, Statues of 2023
• AB 571 (Petrie-Norris) Ensures that medical malpractice insurance includes coverage for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care. SIGNED, Chapter 256, Statues of 2023
• AB 576 (Weber) Aligns Medi-Cal coverage of medication abortion with evidence-based clinical guidelines. VETOED
• AB 1194 (Carrillo) Ensures that California Privacy Rights Act protections always extend to accessing, procuring, or searching for services regarding contraception, pregnancy care, and perinatal care, including abortion services. SIGNED, Chapter 567, Statues of 2023
• AB 1432 (Carrillo) Requires every health insurance policy or certificate that is issued, or delivered to a resident of California, regardless of the situs of the contract, to comply with California laws that require coverage of abortion services and gender-affirming care. VETOED
• AB 1481 (Boerner-Horvath) Clarifies Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Individuals (currently called PE4PW) coverage policies and ensures PE4PW patients can access abortion services regardless of other health coverage. SIGNED, Chapter 372, Statues of 2023
• AB 1646 (Nguyen) Expands access to abortion and gender-affirming care by allowing out-of-state medical school graduates to practice in California for up 90 days. SIGNED, Chapter 257, Statues of 2023
• AB 1707 (Pacheco) Prohibits a healing arts board from disciplining, or a health care facility from denying staff privileges to, a licensed health care professional as a result of an action in another state that is based on the application of a law in that state that interferes with a person’s right to receive sensitive services lawful in California. SIGNED, Chapter 258, Statues of 2023
• SB 345 (Skinner) Provides legal protections for medication abortions and gender-affirming care. SIGNED, Chapter 260, Statues of 2023
• SB 385 (Atkins) Seeks to extend many of the updated training rules from SB 1375 last year to additional providers (i.e. physician assistants, etc.) SIGNED, Chapter 178, Statues of 2023
• SB 487 (Atkins) Provides additional safeguards for California abortion providers and other entities and individuals that serve and support abortion patients that reside in states with hostile abortion laws. SIGNED, Chapter 261, Statues of 2023

2022 Bills Signed!

Addressing Poverty
The cycle of poverty can persist for generations and the Commission’s supported policy seeks to eliminate compounding issues.

COERCED DEBT
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 975 (Min) – this bill creates a cause of action through which a debtor can enjoin a creditor from holding the debtor personally liable for a debt incurred in the name of a debtor through duress, intimidation, threat, force, fraud, or exploitation of the debtor’s resources or personal information for personal gain

Cultural Competence
Fostering inclusive environments is a priority of the Commission, modernizing California’s language is a key step in achieving this goal.

INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2022 (Ramos) – this bill requires the removal of the s-word from all geographic features and place names in the State of California and would establish a process for the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive names in the State of California.
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 923 (Wiener) – this bill requires a health care service plan or health insurer to require all of its health plan or insurer staff who are in direct contact with enrollees or insureds in the delivery of care or enrollee or insured services, to complete evidence-based cultural competency training for the purpose of providing trans-inclusive health care for individuals who identify as transgender, gender diverse, or intersex, no later than January 1, 2024

Fair and Equitable Compensation
Significant gender and wage gaps continue to persist, policies co-sponsored by the Commission seek to eliminate these gaps and get closer to parity.

GENDER PARITY
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 1287 (Bauer-Kahan) – this bill prohibits businesses within California from charging different prices for any two consumer products that are substantially similar, if the price differential is based on the gender of the individuals for whom the goods are marketed or intended.
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 1162 (Limon) – this bill expands state pay data reporting requirements to cover contracted employees and requires employers to make pay scale information for positions available to employees and included in job postings.

Housing for All
Access to housing in the United States is not an equal playing field, the Commission’s supported policies strive for inclusion of all Californians.

HOUSING JUSTICE
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 914 (Rubio) – this bill requires cities, counties, and continuums of care that receive state funding on or after January 1, 2023 to take specific actions to address the needs of unaccompanied homeless women with emphasis on domestic violence survivors.
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 1017 (Eggman) – this bill allows survivors of domestic violence and other violent acts, who are tenants, to maintain their current housing and avoid eviction, significantly increasing their safety and providing much-needed stability as they heal from trauma.

Reproductive Freedom
At a time when women’s rights are under attack, the Commission’s supported policies protect a women’s right to her own body.

ACCESS TO CARE
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 1666 (Bauer-Kahan) – this bill declares that a law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that receives or seeks, performs or induces, or aids or abets the performance of an abortion, or who attempts or intends to engage in those actions, is contrary to the public policy of this state.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2134 (Weber) – this bill ensures that health care providers who provide abortions are fully compensated for their services.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2185 (Weber) – this bill ensures domestic violence victims access to medical evidentiary exams, free of charge, by Local Sexual Assault Response Teams or other qualified medical evidentiary examiners.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2482 (Calderon) – his bill would establish a pilot program requiring five California State Universities and five California Community Colleges to establish at least one wellness vending machine at their main campus, satellite campus, or both.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2626 (Calderon) – this bill protects abortion providers by preventing professional boards from revoking or suspending a license for providing lawful abortion care in California or in other states.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2586 (C. Garcia) – this bill would address the reproductive and sexual health disparities that Black, Indigenous and other communities of color face.
SIGNED INTO LAW: AB 2872 (Weber) – this bill makes a series of modifications to the Secretary of State’s Safe at Home address confidentiality program, including changes to applications, notice requirements, and bases for termination.
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 1142 (Caballero) – this bill requires the California Health and Human Services Agency to establish an internet website where the public can access information on abortion services in the state, on or before July 1, 2023, to ensure people have accurate and comprehensive information when accessing abortion services in California. Establishes the Abortion Practical Support Fund to provide grants that increase patient access to abortion.

Supporting Service Members
Military families face unique and burdens, the Commission’s supported policy goes a long way to address these unseen burdens.

CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
SIGNED INTO LAW: SB 1311 (Eggman) – this bill strengthens consumer protections related to military discounts, privacy protection, return of security deposits, auto sales contracts, borrower protections and deferral of interest, among other things.

The California State Legislature session ended on September 10th with a total of 694 measures that awaited the Governor’s signature. By the October 10th deadline, Eight of the nine Commission’s supported measures that made it to the Governor’s desk received his signature! This was in addition to the 2021-22 State Budget that funded many of the Commission’s priorities including maintaining MediCal telehealth through the end of 2022, waiving child care family fees through 2022, 9-8-8 mental health crisis hotline funding, free school meals and Medi-Cal coverage regardless of immigration status. Below are summaries of this year’s achievements that will have great impact the lives of low income women and girls, especially of color, pregnant people and survivors of abuse

SUPPORT

• Family-Friendly Workplaces & Protection

  • AB 123 (Gonzalez) Paid Family Leave Expansion
  • SB 331 (Leyva) Silenced No More Act

  Gender Based Discrimination

  • AB 1287 (Bauer-Kahan) Pink Tax Elimination

  Childcare/Education

  • AB 92 (Reyes) Preschool & Childcare Family Fee

  Basic Needs

  • SB 364 (Skinner) Free School Meals for All

Health Access

• SB 56 (Durazo)/ AB 4 (Arambula) Medical Eligibility: Undocumented Seniors

• Ab 32 (Agiuar-Curry) Telehealth-Expanding Healthcare Accessibility

Mental Health

• AB 988 (Bauer-Kahan) 988 Suicide & Mental Health Crisis Hotline

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention & Support

• AB 124 (Kamlager) Trauma-Informed Sentencing for Survivors

• AB 925 (Dahle) Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations: Reimbursement

Reproductive Justice

• AB 367 (C. Garcia) Menstrual Equity Act 2021

• AB 1356 (Bauer-Kahan) Protecting Reproductive Health Clinic Patients

Safety

• AB 812 (Cristina Garcia) Rape of a Spouse

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  Disparity 

  • AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry)/ SB 4 (Gonzalez) Internet For All: Broadband Service

  • SB 65 (Skinner) Maternal Care & Services ‘Momnibus’ Bill

SUPPORT

• ACA 5 (Weber, Gipson, Santiago, and Gonzalez. (Coauthors: Assembly Members, Burke, Cooper, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, and Kamlager, McCarty, and Mark Stone) (Coauthors: Senators Bradford, Mitchell and Hueso) – A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by repealing Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.
• AB 9 (Reyes, Friedman, Waldron) – Extends the filing period with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing for complaints of unlawful employment practices to three years buts prohibits the revival of lapsed claims.
• AB 24 (Burke) – Enacts the Targeted Child Tax Credit which would provide increased support for California Families living in poverty 
• AB 31 (Garcia) – Repeals the sales tax on menstrual products until January 1, 2025
• AB 196 (Gonzalez) – Ensures workers utilizing the States’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program can receive 100 percent wage replacement during the period of their leave.
• AB 577 (Eggman) – Would extend the duration of Medi-Cal eligibility for postpartum care for an individual who is diagnosed with a maternal mental health condition from 60 days, instead, up to one year beginning on the last day of pregnancy. 
• AB 931 (Boerner Horvath) – Would require state and local boards and commissions to have a specific minimum number of women board members or commissioners
• SB 24 (Leyva) – Would require CSU and UC health centers to provide medication abortion services
• SB 135 (Jackson) – Would prohibit an employer with 5 or more employees to refuse to grant an employee a request to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family care and medical leave if the employee had 180 days of services with the employer. Also expands the definition of family to include grandparent, grandchild, sibling, etc.
• SB 171 (Jackson) – Would require large employers to report pay and job title information broken down by gender, race,and ethnicity to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing on an annual basis.
• SB 464 (Mitchell) – Recognizes and addresses clear inequities in pregnancy and birth outcomes for black women and children by requiring implicit bias training for all perinatal providers in hospitals and birthing clinics: also requires data collection by the Department of Public Health
• SB 493 (Jackson) – Would codify federal Title lX protections in California state statute
• SB 611 (Caballero) – Calls on the Governor’s Office to establish the Master Plan for Aging Housing Task Force to assess the housing issues affecting California’s aging population.
• SCR 15 (Chang) – Designates April 7-13, 2019 as Women and Girls in STEM Week

OPPOSE

• SB 673 (Morrell) – Would require an “opt-in” instead of current law, “opt-out”, for sexual health education and HIV prevention education for pupis in the 7th grade and lower

2020 Legislation and Policy Priorities
The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls voted unanimously on August 3, 2020 to support the following legislation:

SB493 (Jackson): This bill requires, by January 1, 2021, a post-secondary institution that receives state funds to comply with various requirements pertaining to student sexual harassment protections and to provide students with procedural protections relating claims of sexual harassment.

SB 1399 (Durazo): For the purpose of wage claim enforcement in the garment industry, expands the definition of garment manufacturing to include brand guarantors, eliminates piece rate pay, provides for joint and several liability among manufacturers, brand guarantors, and contractors, and creates a rebut-table presumption of the identity of a brand guarantor by the provision of a brand’s label.

AB 1927 (Boerner Horvath): This bill makes the testimony of a victim or witness in a felony prosecution for specified sex crimes that the victim or witness, at or around the time of crime, unlawfully possessed or used a controlled substance or alcohol inadmissible in a separate prosecution of that victim or witness to prove illegal possession or use of that controlled substance or alcohol.

SB 1237 (Dodd, Burke, Mitchell): This bill removes the requirement for physician and surgeon supervision for a certified nurse midwife (CNM) to practice midwifery; revises the provisions defining the practice of midwifery; authorizes a CNM to attend cases out of a hospital setting; authorizes a CNM to furnish or order drugs or devices in accordance with standardized protocols; and, requires a CNM to provide specified disclosures to a patient.

SB 973 (Jackson): Requires private employers with 100 or more employees to submit a report annually to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) with pay data for specified job categories broken down by race, ethnicity, and sex.

SB 1383 (Jackson): Expands the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to allow employees to use unpaid job protected leave to care for a domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or parent-in-law who has a serious health condition.

SB 1150 (Jackson) – Gender Discrimination.