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CA SB1237

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Blakespear

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Civil Rights Department to annually publish a report on the Civil Rights Enforcement and Litigation Fund, including total civil penalties assessed, collected, outstanding, and how collected revenues are allocated

  • Increases the civil penalty for employers who repeatedly fail to file required pay data reports from $200 per employee to $1,000 per employee

  • Maintains the existing $100 per employee penalty for first-time failures to file pay data reports

  • Pay data reports are required annually from private employers with 100 or more employees, detailing workforce composition by race, ethnicity, sex, job category, and pay information

Legislative Description

Civil Rights Department.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on JUD.

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2026
Rules2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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