Existing law prohibits an employer, whether a public agency or private individual or corporation, from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, from seeking from any source, or from utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment, information concerning participating in a pretrial or posttrial diversion program or concerning a conviction that has been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed, as provided. Existing law makes it a crime to intentionally violate these provisions. Existing law specifies that these provisions do not prohibit an employer from asking an applicant about a criminal conviction of, seeking from any source information regarding a criminal conviction of, utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment of, or entry into a pretrial diversion or similar program by the applicant if, pursuant to state or federal law, (1) the employer is required to obtain information regarding a conviction of an applicant, (2) the applicant would be required to possess or use a firearm in the course of his or her employment, (3) an individual who has been convicted of a crime is prohibited by law from holding the position sought, regardless of whether the conviction has been expunged, judicially ordered sealed, statutorily eradicated, or judicially dismissed following probation, or (4) the employer is prohibited by law from hiring an applicant who has been convicted of a crime.
California SB 1412 (20172018) — Applicants for employment: criminal history.
Existing law prohibits an employer, whether a public agency or private individual or corporation, from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, from seeking from any source, or from utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment, information concerning participating in a pretrial or posttrial diversion program or concerning a conviction that has been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed, as provided. Existing law makes it a crime to intentionally violate these provisions. Existing law specifies that these provisions do not prohibit an employer from asking an applicant about a criminal conviction of, seeking from any source information regarding a criminal conviction of, utilizing as a factor in determining any condition of employment of, or entry into a pretrial diversion or similar program by the applicant if, pursuant to state or federal law, (1) the employer is required to obtain information regarding a conviction of an applicant, (2) the applicant would be required to possess or use a firearm in the course of his or her employment, (3) an individual who has been convicted of a crime is prohibited by law from holding the position sought, regardless of whether the conviction has been expunged, judicially ordered sealed, statutorily eradicated, or judicially dismissed following probation, or (4) the employer is prohibited by law from hiring an applicant who has been convicted of a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
SB 1412 Bradford Senate Third Reading By THURMOND — 45–31 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1412 Bradford Concurrence — 26–13 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-08 Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-03-16 Set for hearing April 11.
2018-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4626.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-12 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4820.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2018-05-07 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-25 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-05-25 Ordered to second reading.
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 4465.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2018-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-07-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 31. Page 6964.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 6128.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 987, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37594746-457b-491c-84bf-bce2c96fc2e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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