Senate bill · 20252026
SB 477
California Fair Employment and Housing Act: enforcement procedures.
Progress
226 days from first to latest action, across 23 recorded actions.
Filed
Feb 19
Referred to committee
Feb 26
Heard in committee
Apr 23
Reported from committee
Apr 23
Passed first chamber
May 28
Passed second chamber
Sep 9
Sent to governor
Sep 17
Became law
Oct 3
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Senate · Apr 22, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 11–2
11 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Placed on suspense file
Senate · May 5, 2025
Passed 7–0
7 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Do pass
Senate · May 23, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 5–1
5 Yea
1 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
3rd Reading
Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 28–10
28 Yea
10 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Assembly · Jun 17, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 9–2
9 Yea
2 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Do pass.
Assembly · Jul 2, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 10–4
10 Yea
4 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
SB 477 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Bryan
Assembly · Sep 9, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 59–19
59 Yea
19 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 321, Statutes of 2025.
Oct 3, 2025 · Joint
Approved by the Governor.
Oct 3, 2025 · Joint
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Sep 17, 2025 · Joint
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations
Sep 10, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 3064.) Ordered to the Senate.
Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Jul 3, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (July 2). Appropriations
Jul 2, 2025 · Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Jun 17, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1290.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1201.) (May 23). Appropriations
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
May 16, 2025 · Senate
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 5.
Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 835.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 22.
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary
Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Rules
Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Rules
Senate
Referred Feb 26, 2025 · never reported
- Judiciary
Senate
Referred Apr 2, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 21 days
- Appropriations
Senate
Referred Apr 23, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 30 days
- Judiciary
Assembly
Referred Jun 5, 2025 · heard Jun 17, 2025 · reported after 12 days
- Appropriations
Assembly
Referred Jun 17, 2025 · heard Jul 2, 2025 · reported after 15 days