California SB1387: State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity.

What the bill says

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 212.1 of the Education Code, to add Section 8310.2 to the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 2068 of the Penal Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 2615 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to state agencies. state agencies State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 212.1 of the Education Code, to add Section 8310.2 to the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 2068 of the Penal Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 2615 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to state agencies. state agencies State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity. Existing law declares that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of specified characteristics, including race or ethnicity, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state, and states that the purpose of related existing law is to prohibit acts that are contrary to that policy and to provide remedies. Existing law defines “race or ethnicity” to include ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background. This bill would define ethnicity to include Jewish identity. Existing law specifies certain requirements relative to state agencies, boards, and commissions that directly or by contract collect demographic data as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of Californians, including the requirement to use separate collection categories and tabulations for each major Asian group and each major Pacific Islander group, as specified. Existing law requires these state agencies to include the demographic data in every demographic report on ancestry or ethnic origins of Californians …

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Sponsors

• Henry Stern (D, SD27) · primary sponsor
• Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69)
• Benjamin Allen (D, SD24)
• Berman, Marc (D, AD23)
• Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, AD51)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1033, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 7028.) Ordered to the Senate.
5. August 31, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 31, 2026: Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
7. August 31, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 31, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 28, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 28, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• W/O REF. TO FILE SB1387 Stern (August 31, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 1387 Stern Senate Third Reading By BERMAN (August 31, 2026): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Special Consent SB1387 Stern et al. (May 22, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB1387?

SB1387 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity.

What does SB1387 do?

In its own words: An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 212.1 of the Education Code, to add Section 8310.2 to the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 2068 of the Penal Code, and to amend, repeal, and add Section 2615 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to state agencies. state agencies State agencies: collection and reporting of demographic data: Jewish identity…

What is the status of SB1387?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1033, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1387?

Henry Stern (D, SD27), with 4 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB1387?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1387