California Assembly Bill 2563

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-30 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

An act to add Section 14.3 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 51 of, and to add Section 14.1 to, the Civil Code, to add Section 17.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure, to add Section 1207 to the Commercial Code, to add Section 12.4 to the Corporations Code, to add Sections 212.4 and 66262.4 to the Education Code, to add Section 353.7 to the Elections Code, to add Section 212 to the Evidence Code, to add Section 136 to the Family Code, to add Section 23 to the Financial Code, to add Section 9.4 to the Fish and Game Code, to add Section 52 to the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Section 12926 of, and to add Section 27 to, the Government Code, to add Section 26 to the Harbors and Navigation Code, to add Section 29 to the Health and Safety Code, to add Section 49 to the Insurance Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Labor Code, to add Section 20 to the Military and Veterans Code, to add Section 5.5 to the Penal Code, to add Section 71 to the Probate Code, to add Section 1105 to the Public Contract Code, to add Section 19 to the Public Resources Code, to add Section 23 to the Public Utilities Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to add Section 37 to the Streets and Highways Code, to add Section 23 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, to add Section 552 to the Vehicle Code, to add Section 27 to the Water Code, and to add Section 28 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sex discrimination.

Sex discrimination: scope.

Asm. Blanca Pacheco [D]

Asm. Rick Zbur [D]

2026-06-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2563 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-30	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-06-29	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-06-17	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-10	Senate	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-27	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 17.)
2026-05-19	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
2026-04-22	Assembly	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-13	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7).
2026-03-16	Assembly	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	14.3	New Code	See Bill Text
Code of Civil Procedure	17.5	New Code	See Bill Text
Civil Code	14.1	New Code	See Bill Text
Civil Code	51	Amended Code	Citation Text
Commercial Code	1207	New Code	See Bill Text
Corporations Code	12.4	New Code	See Bill Text
Education Code	212.4	New Code	See Bill Text
Education Code	66262.4	New Code	See Bill Text
Elections Code	353.7	New Code	See Bill Text
Evidence Code	212	New Code	See Bill Text
Food and Agricultural Code	52	New Code	See Bill Text
Family Code	136	New Code	See Bill Text
Fish and Game Code	9.4	New Code	See Bill Text
Financial Code	23	New Code	See Bill Text
Government Code	12926	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	27	New Code	See Bill Text
Harbors and Navigation Code	26	New Code	See Bill Text
Health and Safety Code	29	New Code	See Bill Text
Insurance Code	12.3	New Code	See Bill Text
Labor Code	20	New Code	See Bill Text
Military and Veterans Code	5.5	New Code	See Bill Text
Public Contract Code	19	New Code	See Bill Text
Penal Code	71	New Code	See Bill Text
Public Resources Code	23	New Code	See Bill Text
Probate Code	1105	New Code	See Bill Text
Public Utilities Code	12.3	New Code	See Bill Text
Revenue and Taxation Code	37	New Code	See Bill Text
Streets and Highways Code	23	New Code	See Bill Text
Unemployment Insurance Code	49	New Code	See Bill Text
Vehicle Code	552	New Code	See Bill Text
Water Code	27	New Code	See Bill Text
Welfare and Institutions Code	28	New Code	See Bill Text

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