Support/Oppose Legislation
Assembly Bill 718 (Eggman)
May 13, 2019CWLC supports AB 718, which ensures that foster youth are given important documentation and assistance before they exit the foster care system. Read AB 718 Letter of Support. Status: AB 718 was introduced on February 19, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 555 (Gonzalez)
April 18, 2019CWLC supports AB 555, which would require employers to allow employees to use five or more paid sick days without wage loss or retaliation, reducing the financial impact of unexpected illness on California’s working families. Read AB 555 Letter of Support. Status: AB 555 was introduced on February 14, 2019 and sent to the inactive file
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Senate Bill 673 (Morrell) – OPPOSE
April 17, 2019CWLC opposes SB 673, which will change the current opt-out process for sexual education in schools for students below seventh grade to an onerous opt-in provision and will add unnecessary inspection requirements. Read SB 673 Letter of Opposition. Status: SB 673 was introduced on February 22, 2019 and is currently in the Senate.
Senate Bill 132 (Wiener)
April 16, 2019CWLC supports SB 132, which will update state law to require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to classify and house transgender people based on their gender identity. Read SB 132 Letter of Support. Status: SB 132 was introduced on January 14, 2019, passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.
Assembly Bill 865 (Reyes)
April 8, 2019CWLC supports AB 865, which will ensure foster youth who have been trafficked are placed with families who have received culturally appropriate training on human trafficking. Read AB 865 Letter of Support. Status: AB 865 was introduced on February 20, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Senate Bill 135 (Jackson)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports SB 135, which will ensure job protection for more Californians who take leave under the state’s Paid Family Leave Program. Read SB 135 Letter of Support. Status: SB 135 was introduced on January 15, 2019 and was ordered to the inactive file on request of Senator Jackson on May 30, 2019.
Assembly Bill 732 (Bonta)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports AB 732, which will improve reproductive health care for incarcerated people. Read AB 732 Letter of Support. Status: AB 732 was introduced on February 19, 2019 and is currently in the Assembly.
Assembly Bill 628 (Bonta)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports AB 628, which will extend employment protections to survivors of sexual harassment and their families. Read AB 628 Letter of Support. Status: AB 628 was introduced on February 15, 2019 and was refused passage out of the Assembly on May 29, 2019. Motion to reconsider was made by Assembly Member Bonta on May 29,
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Assembly Bill 539 (Limon)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports AB 539, which will prohibit the practice of charging unaffordable interest rates for consumer loans of $2,500 – $10,000. Read AB 539 Letter of Support. Status: AB 539 was introduced on February 13, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 194 (Reyes)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports AB 194, which will improve access to affordable child care for low-income families. Read AB 194 Letter of Support. Status: AB 194 was introduced on January 10, 2019 and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 1434 (Kalra)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports AB 1434, which will require the state increase its maximum Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) aid payment to an amount that equals 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Read AB 1434 Letter of Support. Status: AB 1434 was introduced on February 22, 2019 and is currently held under submission.
Senate Bill 233 (Wiener)
April 4, 2019CWLC supports SB 233, which will prohibit the arrest of individuals engaged in sex work when they report sexual assault, domestic violence and other violent crimes. SB 233 also clarifies that possession of condoms cannot be used as cause to arrest someone for this type of work. Read SB 233 Letter of Support. Status: SB 233
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Senate Bill 268 (Wiener)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports SB 268, which will repeal the cash and vehicle asset tests for the California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids program (CalWORKs). Presently, these barriers prevent disadvantaged Californians from saving money and overcoming poverty. Read SB 268 Letter of Support. Status: SB 268 was introduced on February 12, 2019, passed in the Senate and
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Assembly Bill 749 (Stone)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports AB 749 which would prohibit harmful “no rehire” clauses in settlement agreements regarding sexual discrimination and harassment claims. Read AB 749 Letter of Support. Status: AB 749 was introduced on February 19, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 624 (Gabriel)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports AB 624, which will require public and private middle and high schools to issue identification cards with the numbers for the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Hotline printed on them, in addition to a number to access reproductive health services. Read AB 624 Letter of Support. Status: AB 624 was
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Assembly Bill 1510 (Reyes)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports AB 1510, which will give those sexually assaulted by Dr. George Tyndall the opportunity to pursue their claim in court. Read AB 1510 Letter of Support. Status: AB 1510 was introduced on February 22, 2019 and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 378 (Limon)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports AB 378, which will grant child care providers the right to unionize and collectively bargain with the State. Read AB 378 Letter or Support. Status: AB 378 was introduced on February 5, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Senate Bill 493 (Jackson)
April 3, 2019CWLC supports SB 493, which will ensure that adequate processes are in place for colleges and universities to investigate and respond to sexual harassment and assault. Read SB 493 Letter of Support. Status: SB 493 was introduced on February 21, 2019, passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.
Senate Bill 321 (Mitchell)
March 27, 2019CWLC supports SB 321, which will ensure families entering the CalWORKs program receive stable child care. Read SB 321 Letter of Support. Status: SB 321 was introduced on February 15, 2019, passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.
Senate Bill 171 (Jackson)
March 21, 2019CWLC supports SB 171, which will help close the gender and race-based wage gaps in California by requiring large employers to submit an annual pay data report to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The report would include data about employee compensation and hours worked by gender, race, ethnicity and job category. Read SB 171 Letter
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Equal Access Fund Increase
March 21, 2019CWLC supports increasing the Equal Access Fund (EAF) in the Judicial Branch Budget. We join the Legal Aid Association of California in support of Assemblymember Stone’s request urging that the EAF be increased by $20 million (to a total of $40 million). This funding supports the provision of civil legal services for low-income and indigent
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Assembly Bill 1052 (Chu) – Peace Officer Training: Hate Crimes
March 21, 2019CWLC supports AB 1052, which will require peace officers to undergo comprehensive hate crime training. Read AB 1052 Letter of Support. Status: AB 1052 was introduced on February 21, 2019, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Senate Joint Resolution 4 (Leyva)
March 15, 2019CWLC supports SJR 4, which urges the Trump Administration to rescind the recently enacted Title X regulations that will impede access to essential, time-sensitive health care for low-income individuals across California and the rest of the country. Read SJR 4 Letter of Support. Status: SJR 4 was introduced on March 4, 2019, passed in the Senate and passed in the Assembly. SJR 4 was enrolled on
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Senate Bill 234 (Skinner)
March 8, 2019CWLC supports SB 234, which will update state law regarding affordable child care. Read SB 234 Letter of Support. Status: SB 234 was introduced on on February 7, 2019, passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.
Senate Bill 142 (Wiener)
March 1, 2019CWLC supports SB 142, which will create a more equitable workplace for women in California by requiring employers to provide support for lactating mothers. Read SB 142 Letter of Support. Status: SB 142 was introduced in January 18, 2019, passed in the Senate and is currently in the Assembly.
Senate Bill 24 (Leyva) – College Student Right to Access Act
March 1, 2019CWLC supports SB 24, which will improve students’ access to reproductive health services by requiring all on-campus student health centers at public universities to offer medication abortion for students by January 1, 2023. Read SB 24 Letter of Support. Status: SB 24 was introduced on December 3, 2018, passed in the Senate and is currently in
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Assembly Bill 9 (Reyes, Friedman and Waldron)
March 1, 2019CWLC supports AB 9, which will extend the time limit for filing harassment and discrimination claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Read our letter of support for AB 9. Status: AB 9 was introduced on December 3, 2018, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
Assembly Bill 2785 (Rubio)
October 31, 2018CWLC supports AB 2785, which will ensure students at California community colleges and state university campuses are able to nurse or pump milk for their children without jeopardizing their education. Read AB 2785 Letter of Support. AB 2785 was approved by the Governor on September 30, 2018.
Senate Bill 224 (Jackson) – Personal Rights: Sexual Harassment
September 10, 2018CWLC supports SB 224, which would address the unique relationship between investors and entrepreneurs by clarifying these relationships within the provisions of the Unruh Civil Rights Act. Read SB 224 Letter of Support. Read SB 224 Letter Urging Signature. SB 224 was approved by the Governor on September 30, 2018.
Assembly Bill 1810 (Mitchell and Ting)
August 20, 2018CWLC supports AB 1810, the mental health diversion law recently passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. AB 1810 makes pre-trial diversion available for all defendants with mental illness. Read AB 1810 Letter of Support. AB 1810 was approved by the Governor on June 27, 2018.
Assembly Bill 3081 (Gonzalez Fletcher and Bonta)
July 16, 2018CWLC supports AB 3081, which will ensure that all workers have sufficient protection and resources to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace. Read AB 3081 Letter of Support. Read AB 3081 Letter Urging Signature. AB 3081 was vetoed by the Governor on September 30, 2018.
Senate Bill 937 (Wiener)
July 16, 2018CWLC supports SB 937, which creates a more equitable workplace for women in California by requiring employers to support lactating mothers. Read SB 937 Letter of Support. Read SB 937 Letter Urging Signature. SB 937 was vetoed by the Governor on September 30, 2018.
Senate Bill 1123 (Jackson)
June 14, 2018CWLC supports SB 1123, which expands California’s Paid Family Leave Program to allow partial wage replacement for critical needs arising as a result of a spouse, domestic partner, parent or child’s deployment overseas as a member of the Armed Forces. Read SB 1123 Letter of Support. Read SB 1123 Letter Urging Signature. SB 1123 was approved by
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Senate Bill 1004 (Wiener)
June 14, 2018CWLC opposes SB 1004, which would direct counties to focus their PEI dollars primarily on students, even though outreach and engagement are essential approaches to overcoming stigma and bringing services to underserved populations of all ages. Read SB 1004 Letter of Opposition. SB 1004 was approved by the Governor on September 27, 2018.
Assembly Bill 60 (Santiago)
June 8, 2018CWLC supports AB 60, which ensures that families receiving child care through CalWORKs have continuity and stability in care by streamlining the process between the various application stages. Read AB 60 Support of Letter. Read AB 60 Letter of Support – Appropriations Committee Read AB 60 Letter Urging Signature. AB 60 was vetoed by the Governor on
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Senate Bill 1292 (Hueso)
May 29, 2018CWLC supports SB 1292, which would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the State Department of Public Health conduct a study to examine the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on minorities and women. Read SB 1292 Letter of Support. SB 1292 was approved by the Governor on September 23, 2018.
Assembly Bill 2023 (Caballero)
May 11, 2018CWLC supports AB 2023, which provides low and moderate income families with refundable tax credit to help defray the cost of child care. Read AB 2023 Letter of Support. Read AB 2023 Letter of Support – Appropriations Committee AB 2023 was introduced on February 5, 2018, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate. AB
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Senate Bill 926 (Skinner)
May 11, 2018CWLC supports SB 926, which ensures that low-income workers who leave their job because of a violation of their workplace rights are not subject to “voluntary quit” rules in the CalFresh or CalWORKS program. Read SB 926 Letter of Support. Read SB 926 Letter Urging Signature. SB 926 was vetoed by the Governor on September 29, 2018.
Assembly Bill 2354 (Rubio)
April 30, 2018CWLC supports AB 2354, which will require court reporters be provided in child custody and domestic violence proceedings without charge to the parties. Read AB 2354 Letter of Support. AB 2354 was introduced on February 13, 2018, passed in the Assembly and is currently in the Senate. AB 2354 was held under submission on August 16,
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Senate Bill 820 (Leyva) – Stand Together Against Non-Disclosures (STAND) Act
April 18, 2018CWLC supports SB 820, which would bar confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements related to certain sexual offenses unless the claimant requests the inclusion of such a provision. Read CWLC’s SB 820 Letter of Support. Read CWLC’s SB 820 Letter Urging Signature. Read Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s SB 820 Letter of Support. SB 820 was approved by the Governor
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