Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

115 lines
7.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "California Religious Freedom Act: state agencies: disclosure of religious affiliation information."
description: "Existing law prohibits a state agency from including a question regarding an applicant's race, sex, marital status, or religion in any application form for employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "California SB 31 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["California Religious Freedom Act: state agencies: disclosure of religious affiliation information."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lara"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-10-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58ddbf6e-b7bb-4db2-b56b-ca094eee3f3d"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31"
source_hash: "5b4fa713034368dd0cb57e4c119d18cb95944a23e8ea9cb1d15c27a692b7ea8e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 31 (20172018) — California Religious Freedom Act: state agencies: disclosure of religious affiliation information.
Existing law prohibits a state agency from including a question regarding an applicant's race, sex, marital status, or religion in any application form for employment.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/05/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3199INT)
2. **01/24/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3198AMD)
3. **02/27/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3197AMD)
4. **03/27/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3196AMD)
5. **09/08/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3195AMD)
6. **10/15/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3193CHP)
7. **SB31** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31)
8. **09/20/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB31&version=20170SB3194ENR)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading SB31 Lara et al. Urgency Clause — **360** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB31 Lara et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence — **360** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **60** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **50** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **160** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **110** (pass) · lower
- SB 31 Lara Third Reading Urgency By CHIU — **762** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lara — primary (person)
- Anderson — coauthor (person)
- Beall — coauthor (person)
- Bloom — coauthor (person)
- Bonta — coauthor (person)
- Chiu — coauthor (person)
- Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
- Dodd — coauthor (person)
- Gallagher — coauthor (person)
- Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
- Levine — coauthor (person)
- Monning — coauthor (person)
- O'Donnell — coauthor (person)
- Skinner — coauthor (person)
- Wiener — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-12-05** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2016-12-06** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Set for hearing January 31.
- **2017-01-31** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 130.) (January 31). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** 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`
- **2017-03-01** Set for hearing March 6.
- **2017-03-02** March 6 hearing postponed by committee.
- **2017-03-03** Set for hearing March 13.
- **2017-03-13** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 348.) (March 13). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Ordered to second reading.
- **2017-03-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Published March 28 at 4 a.m.
- **2017-04-03** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 581.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-18** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** June 28 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2017-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2017-09-08** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2017-09-08** Ordered to third reading.
- **2017-09-15** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 2. Page 3479.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2017-09-15** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2017-09-15** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3000.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2017-09-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2017-10-15** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-10-15** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 826, Statutes of 2017.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58ddbf6e-b7bb-4db2-b56b-ca094eee3f3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).