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California 20252026

AB 2495

Unlawful immigration-related practices.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Unlawfulimmigration-relatedpractices
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law prohibits an employer or any other person from engaging in, or directing another person to engage in, an unfair immigration-related practice against a person for the purpose of, or with the intent of, retaliating against any person for exercising a right protected under state labor and employment laws or under a local ordinance applicable to employees, as specified. Existing law authorizes a civil action for equitable relief and damages or penalties, as specified, by an employee or other person who is the subject of an unfair immigration-related practice. This bill would expand the above-described prohibition to include retaliating against any person for exercising any right under any local, state, or federal statute or regulation applicable to employees, as defined, and would prohibit preventing a person from exercising such a right. The bill would also prohibit an employer or any other person from engaging in any other conduct, related to any person's perceived immigration status, that would reasonably tend to dissuade a person from engaging in conduct that the person has a legal right to engage in under any local, state, or federal statute or regulation applicable to employees, or to induce a person to engage in conduct that the person has a legal right to abstain from under any local, state, or federal statute or regulation applicable to employees. The bill would make an employer or other person who violates these provisions liable for a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 per employee or person for each violation, as specified. The bill would also make related and conforming changes to these provisions.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 13.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Reconsideration of a favorable vote granted.

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  13. Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R., JUD. and APPR.

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  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 18.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

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  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  23. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

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  25. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

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  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  27. Read first time. To print.

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