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CFBPW POSITIONS ON CALIFORNIA BILLS: 2024
• AB 518 (Wicks). Paid family leave for Chosen Family member
Expands Paid Family Leave benefits to a worker to care for a chosen or extended family
member.
Position: SUPPORT
Status: On inactive file pending floor vote in Senate.
• AB 793 Author Bonta Reverse Warrants
Protects digital privacy from law enforcement surveillance that could be used to identify
reproductive care providers and people accessing abortion or gender affirming care.
Position: SUPPORT
Status: Passed the Assembly June 1, 2023. In the Senate, hearing in Judiciary Committee
canceled at author’s request on June 30, 2023.
• AB 884 (Low and Cervantes) Voting access for non-English speakers
Expands current language translation and assistance requirements for voters with limited
English proficiency. It lowers the threshold for the Secretary of State (SOS) to identify
voters by county/precinct who lack sufficient English skills to vote without assistance,
requiring county elections officials to translate elections materials in additional identified
languages and to expand related outreach efforts.
Position: SUPPORT
Status: Passed the Assembly January 29, 2024. In the Senate, pending committee
referral.
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