AB434Introduced in the Assembly
Prohibits certain employment practices. (BDR 53-188)
Introduced by Natha Anderson, District 30
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to employment practices; making it unlawful for an employer, with certain exceptions, to take or threaten to take certain adverse employment actions against an employee who declines to attend certain meetings or participate in certain communications where the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; providing a remedy for a violation committed by an employer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Vetoed by the Governor.
June 9, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 22, 2025
13
Yes
8
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 438.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 665.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 665 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Vetoed by the Governor.
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