Existing law establishes the Commission on the State of Hate in the state government, and specifies the goals of the commission, including providing resources and assistance to various state agencies, law enforcement agencies, and the public on the state of hate to keep these entities and the public informed of emerging trends in hate-related crime. Existing law requires the commission to, among other things, issue an Annual State of Hate Commission Report to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027.
California AB 822 (20252026) — Commission on the State of Hate.
Existing law establishes the Commission on the State of Hate in the state government, and specifies the goals of the commission, including providing resources and assistance to various state agencies, law enforcement agencies, and the public on the state of hate to keep these entities and the public informed of emerging trends in hate-related crime. Existing law requires the commission to, among other things, issue an Annual State of Hate Commission Report to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027.
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 [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Elhawary — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-03-24 Referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2025-03-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 3. Page 1855.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2615.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 714, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ae5cba8-1205-42e8-991b-5ebfa179ac6b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).