14 – SB 323 – Youth Equality Act

Year: 2014

Category: Workplace, Social/Political

Bill Description:

SB 323 ensures nonprofit youth organizations that receive special state tax privileges comply with California’s nondiscrimination laws. Specifically, this bill revokes the special tax status rewarded to nonprofit youth organizations should they violate our state’s nondiscrimination laws.

14 – SB 840 – Protect Students

Year: 2014

Category: Educational, Social/Political

Bill Description:

SB 840, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara, moves forward on recommendations from 2013’s statewide audit on school safety and nondiscrimination laws, to hold schools accountable for documenting responses to bullying and referring students to appropriate services.

14 – AB 2501 – End Panic Defense

Year: 2014

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

AB 2501, authored by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla, would eliminate the so-called “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses, outrageous tactics used by defendants who claim their violent acts were triggered by the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

14 – AB 1951 – Modernize Birth Certificates

Year: 2014

Category: Social/Political, Family

Bill Description:

AB 1951, authored by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez, would modernize California birth certificates by allowing parents to choose to self-designate as “father,” “mother” or “parent,” eliminating inaccurate designations and confusion for same-sex parents.

13 – SR 18 – Senate Resolution 18

Year: 2013

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

Urges CalPERS and CalSTRS not to invest future resources from their pension plans in Russia.

13 – AJR 19 – Assembly Joint Resolution 19

Year: 2013

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

Urges the federal government to act on this issue, and serve as an example for other states to follow as we continue to champion support for veterans’ rights.

13 – AB 1208 – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection

Year: 2013

Category: Medical, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Ensures that the LGBT community is counted in California through health insurance eligibility application forms, which is an important step toward reducing the disparities the LGBT community faces in access to and quality of health services.

13 – AB 663 – LGBT Cultural Competency Training for Administrators in Senior Care Facilities

Year: 2013

Category: Medical, Housing, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Ensures that administrators of residential care facilities have an additional five hours of training in cultural competency and sensitivity in aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues.

13 – AB 496 – LGBT Cultural Competency for Health Care Providers

Year: 2013

Category: Medical, Social/Political

Bill Description:

Clarifies that existing cultural competency training for health care providers should include discussion of LGBT issues. Also appoints an representative of the LGBT community to an existing task force on cultural competency for health care providers.

13 – AB 1121 – Transgender Name Changes, Birth and Death Certificates

Year: 2013

Category: Social/Political

Bill Description:

Simplifies the process required for a name change to reflect a person’s gender identity, as well as ensuring that a person’s identity documents reflect his or her gender identity accurately, particularly death certificates.