Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits various forms of employment and housing discrimination, including various types of discrimination because of national origin, defined to include discrimination on the basis of possessing a driver's license granted pursuant to existing law that requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an original driver's license to a person who is unable to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law, as specified. Existing law empowers the Civil Rights Department to investigate and prosecute complaints alleging unlawful practices.
California SB 1100 (20232024) — Discrimination: driver's license.
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits various forms of employment and housing discrimination, including various types of discrimination because of national origin, defined to include discrimination on the basis of possessing a driver's license granted pursuant to existing law that requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an original driver's license to a person who is unable to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law, as specified. Existing law empowers the Civil Rights Department to investigate and prosecute complaints alleging unlawful practices.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1100 Portantino Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent — 38–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1100 Portantino Senate Third Reading By Bryan — 73–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Portantino — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2024-02-21 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2024-03-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-03 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
2024-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-05 Set for hearing April 16.
2024-04-16 Set for hearing April 24 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.
2024-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3635.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3757.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2024-05-13 May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-05-14 Set for hearing May 16.
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3971.) (May 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2024-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4209.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-06-03 Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-08-07 August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 6789.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5676.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 877, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8504ae5f-d27d-436b-a85c-9bfff2770c86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).