Existing law prohibits an employer, whether a public agency or private individual or corporation, from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, or from utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment, information concerning an arrest or detention that did not result in a conviction, or information concerning a referral or participation in, any pretrial or posttrial diversion program, except as specified. Existing law makes it a crime to intentionally violate these provisions.
California SB 530 (20132014) — Criminal offenders: rehabilitation.
Existing law prohibits an employer, whether a public agency or private individual or corporation, from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, or from utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment, information concerning an arrest or detention that did not result in a conviction, or information concerning a referral or participation in, any pretrial or posttrial diversion program, except as specified. Existing law makes it a crime to intentionally violate these provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB530 Wright Concurrence — 22–13 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 530 Wright Senate Third Reading By BRADFORD — 50–27 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 26–10 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wright — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-03-22 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-03-27 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-03-28 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 666.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1016.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 10. Page 1175.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-06-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-30 Read third time and amended. (Page 2793.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-30 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 27. Page 2863.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 2168.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 721, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cf61ba4a-d3ed-4ab9-a5ed-97d99522f3f6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).