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CA SB447

GO-Biz: Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project.


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Introduced
02/13/2023
In Committee
09/01/2023
Crossed Over
05/24/2023
Passed
09/12/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/13/2023

Introduced Session

2023-2024 Session

Bill Summary

An act to amend Section 12096.3 of, to add Article 16 (commencing with Section 12100.170) to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, and to repeal Section 11139.8 of, the Government Code, and to amend Section 4646 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to economic development, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to establish the Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project (BRIDGE Project) to promote social equity, civil rights, and anti-discrimination through marketing and advertising campaigns. The bill would create the BRIDGE Project Fund and allow GO-Biz to contract with a private, nonprofit agency to conduct these marketing activities, which may target audiences in states that have enacted laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The bill would also repeal existing provisions prohibiting state agencies and the legislature from requiring travel to such discriminatory states.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 199, Statutes of 2023. (on 09/13/2023)

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