AB-1803 • 2026

Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Lowenthal (A) , Zbur
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

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Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.

AB 1803, as amended, Lowenthal.

What This Bill Does

AB 1803, as amended, Lowenthal.
Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act makes specified employment practices unlawful, including the harassment of an employee directly by the employer or indirectly by agents of the employer with the employer’s knowledge.
Under existing law, the Civil Rights Department administers these provisions.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-13 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
2026-05-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 10. Page 4905.)
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 22).
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 7).
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.
2026-02-11 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2026-02-10 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1803, as amended, Lowenthal.
Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act makes specified employment practices unlawful, including the harassment of an employee directly by the employer or indirectly by agents of the employer with the employer’s knowledge. Under existing law, the Civil Rights Department administers these provisions. Existing law requires a specified employer with 5 or more employees to, by January 1, 2021, provide at least 2 hours of classroom or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all supervisory employees and at least one hour of classroom or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all nonsupervisory employees in California and, after that date, once every 2 years. Existing law requires an employer to include prevention of abusive conduct as a component of that training and education.
This bill would additionally require that the above-described training and education include, as a component of the training and education, anti-hate speech training.

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