On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, the Committee overwhelmingly approved our bill, 12 to 5! Getting through this committee brings us one step closer to making sure this bill becomes a law. Next step: Assembly Floor vote. Stay tuned!
Here's how the committee voted…
| Assemblymember Lorena S. Gonzalez Fletcher (Chair) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Frank Bigelow (Vice Chair) | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Richard Bloom | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Rob Bonta (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember William P. Brough | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Ed Chau | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Vince Fong | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Laura Friedman | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember James Gallagher | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Jay Obernolte | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Bill Quirk | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes | Dem. | Yes |
Unfortunately, the Republican Caucus is officially against our bill. Last year, though, they supported our Whistleblower Protection bill, AB 1102.