California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1237: Civil Rights Department.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 12999 of the Government Code, relating to civil rights. civil rights Civil Rights Department. Existing law establishes the Civil Rights Department to administer and enforce various laws relating to civil rights, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 12999 of the Government Code, relating to civil rights. civil rights Civil Rights Department. Existing law establishes the Civil Rights Department to administer and enforce various laws relating to civil rights, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Existing law requires certain private employers to annually submit a pay data report to the department that includes, among other information, the number of employees by race, ethnicity, and sex, as specified, and, within each job category, for each combination of race, ethnicity, and sex, the median and mean hourly rate. Upon request from the Civil Rights Department, existing law requires a court to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $100 per employee upon any employer who fails to file the required report and not to exceed $200 per employee upon any employer for a subsequent failure to file the required report. This bill would increase the penalty for subsequent failures to file the report described above to an amount not to exceed $1,000 per employee. Existing law authorizes the department to develop, publish on an annual basis, and publicize aggregate reports based on the data obtained pursuant to their authority under this section, provided that the aggregate reports are reasonably calculated to prevent the association of any data with any individual business or person. …
Sponsors
- Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38) · primary sponsor
- Ash Kalra (D, AD25)
- Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, AD51)
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1019, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 5831.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 6475.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1237 Blakespear et al. Concurrence (August 26, 2026): 30 yea, 10 nay, passed
- SB 1237 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry (August 25, 2026): 59 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 9, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate 3rd Reading SB1237 Blakespear (May 26, 2026): 29 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do pass (May 14, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1237?
- SB1237 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Civil Rights Department.
- What does SB1237 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 12999 of the Government Code, relating to civil rights. civil rights Civil Rights Department. Existing law establishes the Civil Rights Department to administer and enforce various laws relating to civil rights, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act…
- What is the status of SB1237?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1019, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1237?
- Catherine Blakespear (D, SD38), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1237?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1237
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