Data collection: race and ethnicity: minimum categories.

Summary

The bill would require every California state agency, board, or commission that collects race or ethnicity information to use a set of seven core categories and at least six detailed sub‑categories for each. It creates a Chief Statistician to standardize the process, requires annual compliance reports, and makes the data publicly available while protecting personal identifiers. The measure failed to pass.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 8, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Apr 30, 2025
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Apr 8, 2025

History

1. Feb 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. Jan 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. May 23, 2025In committee: Held under submission.
4. Apr 30, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
5. Apr 8, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Apr 7, 2025Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
7. Apr 3, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
8. Mar 25, 2025Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
9. Mar 24, 2025Referred to Com. on JUD.
10. Mar 24, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
11. Feb 24, 2025Read first time.
12. Feb 22, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Patel · sponsor
• Solache

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