Existing law prohibits a business establishment from discriminating against a person because of the person's gender with respect to the price charged for services of similar or like kind. Existing law also requires specified business establishments to disclose in writing the pricing for each standard service, as defined, to display, in a specified manner, a sign stating that it is illegal to base pricing on gender and that a complete price list is available upon request, and to display, in a specified manner, a price list, and to provide the customer with a copy of the complete price list upon request. Existing law requires the Department of Consumer Affairs to develop a pamphlet or other informational materials to explain a business establishment's rights and obligations under these provisions. Existing law requires the department to provide the pamphlet or other informational materials to affected business establishments at specified times and to make the pamphlet or other informational materials available on the department's internet website.
California AB 1607 (20192020) — Gender discrimination: notification.
Existing law prohibits a business establishment from discriminating against a person because of the person's gender with respect to the price charged for services of similar or like kind. Existing law also requires specified business establishments to disclose in writing the pricing for each standard service, as defined, to display, in a specified manner, a sign stating that it is illegal to base pricing on gender and that a complete price list is available upon request, and to display, in a specified manner, a price list, and to provide the customer with a copy of the complete price list upon request. Existing law requires the Department of Consumer Affairs to develop a pamphlet or other informational materials to explain a business establishment's rights and obligations under these provisions. Existing law requires the department to provide the pamphlet or other informational materials to affected business establishments at specified times and to make the pamphlet or other informational materials available on the department's internet website.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB1607 Boerner Horvath et a By Stern — 38–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1607 Boerner Horvath Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1607 Boerner Horvath Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Boerner Horvath — primary (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2019-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-14 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-05-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1578.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-22 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2019-06-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-06-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-07-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2272.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2900.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-09-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7bc63f3d-6f7d-41d1-828c-236d44aeaeb7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).