California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 303
Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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. Existing law empowers the Civil Rights Department to investigate and prosecute complaints alleging unlawful practices.
This bill would provide that an employee's assessment, testing, admission, or acknowledgment of their own personal bias that was made in good faith and solicited or required as part of a bias mitigation training does not constitute unlawful discrimination, as prescribed.
Text versions
- 10/01/25 - Chaptered· Oct 1, 2025
- 09/04/25 - Enrolled· Sep 4, 2025
- 07/02/25 - Amended Assembly· Jul 2, 2025
- 05/01/25 - Amended Senate· May 1, 2025
- 02/10/25 - Introduced· Feb 10, 2025
- SB303
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 Senate | Unfinished Business SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 28, 2025 House | SB 303 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Mark González | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 8, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 216, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 1, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 9, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2407.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Aug 28, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Aug 28, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2769.) Ordered to the Senate. - Jul 10, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jul 9, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). - Jul 2, 2025 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 16, 2025 · House
June 24 hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 5, 2025 · House
Referred to Com. on JUD. - May 28, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1306.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 1, 2025 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 944.) (April 29). - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 22. - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
April 8 hearing postponed by committee. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 8. - Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S. - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13. - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.