On June 25, 2019, the Committee overwhelmingly approved our bill, 10 to 3! Getting through this committee brings us one step closer to making sure this bill becomes a law.
Here's how the committee voted…
Assemblymember Jim Wood (Chair) | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Chad Mayes (Vice Chair) | Rep. | No | |
Assemblymember Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Frank Bigelow | Rep. | No | |
Assemblymember Rob Bonta (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Autumn R. Burke | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Heath Flora | Rep. | No | |
Assemblymember Monique Limón | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Kevin McCarty | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember James C. Ramos | Dem. | Abstained | |
Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
Assemblymember Marie Waldron | Rep. | Abstained |
Unfortunately, the Republican Caucus is officially against our bill. In 2017, though, they supported our Whistleblower Protection bill, AB 1102.