Recently Enacted Laws

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1999
2000
2001
2002


1999 Session (Laws Took Effect January 1st, 2000)

AB 26 (Chapter 588, Statutes of 1999), by Assemblymember Carole Migden - Domestic Partnership Registry

AB 208 (Chapter 566, Statutes of 1999), by Assemblymember Wally Knox - Hate Crimes Penalty Enhancement 

AB 537 (Chapter 598, Statutes of 1999), by Assemblymember Sheila Kuehl - California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 

AB 1001 (Chapter 592, Statutes of 1999), by Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa - Employment and Housing Anti-Discrimination Law 



2000 Session (Laws Took Effect January 1st, 2001)

AB 1785 (Chapter 955, Statutes of 2000), by Assemblymember Antonio Villaraigosa - Public School Reporting of Bias-Motivated Violence and Hate Crimes 

AB 1856 (Chapter 1047, Statutes of 2000), by Assemblymember Sheila Kuehl - Civil Liability of Employees for Harassment 

AB 1931 (Chapter 959, Statutes of 2000), by Assemblymember Jack Scott - Funding of School Anti-Violence Programs 

AB 2418 (Chapter 43, Statutes of 2000), by Assemblymember Carole Migden - Jury Selection Anti-Discrimination Law 



2001 Session (Laws Took Effect January 1st, 2002)

AB 25 (Chapter 893, Statutes of 2001), by Assemblymember Carole Migden - Basic Legal Protections for Registered Domestic Partners 

AB 276 (Chapter 813, Statutes of 2001), by Assemblymember Carole Migden – Two Year Statute of Limitations for Civil Claims Against Hate Crime Perpetrators 

AB 1015 (Chapter 820, Statutes of 2001), by Assemblymember Rod Wright – Protection of Employee's Off-Duty Lawful Activities

AB 1193 (Chapter 253, Statutes of 2001), by Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg – Insurance Coverage Protections for Hate Crimes Victims 

AB 1475 (Chapter 909, Statutes of 2001), by Assemblymember Carol Liu – Harassment Prohibition in Religious-Based Hospitals

SB 225 (Chapter 889, Statutes of 2001), by Senator Sheila Kuehl – Anti-Discrimination in School's Interscholastic Athletic Activities

SB 257 (Chapter 890, Statutes of 2001), by Senator Sheila Kuehl – Inclusion of Hate Crimes Prevention in School Safety Plan 

SB 381 (Chapter 66, Statutes of 2001), by Senator Wes Chesbro – Human Relations Commission 

SB 1049 (Chapter 146, Statutes of 2001), by Senator Jackie Speier – Death Benefits and Survivor's Allowances for San Mateo County Employees



2002 Session (Laws Took Effect January 1st, 2003)

AB 2216 (Chapter 447, Statutes of 2002), by Assemblymember Fred Keeley – Partial Inheritance Rights for Registered Domestic Partners

AB 2777 (Chapter 373, Statutes of 2002), by Assemblymember Joe Nation – Death Benefits and Survivor's Allowances for County Employees of Los Angeles, Marin, and Santa Barbara 

SB 1575 (Chapter 412, Statutes of 2002), by Senator Byron Sher – Inclusion of Domestic Partners in the Exceptions to Prohibited Transferees Rule in Wills & Trusts 

SB 1661 (Chapter 901, Statutes of 2002), by Senator Sheila Kuehl - Paid Family Leave

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