Text of CA SB 1030 (2006)

skip to content home accessibility FAQ feedback sitemap login x Quick Search: Bill Number Bill Keyword Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites Bill Information >> Bill Search >> Text Bill Text PDF2 Add To My Favorites | Version: 02/22/05 - Introduced SB-1030 Discrimination: religion.(2005-2006) Text >> Votes >> History >> Bill Analysis >> Today's Law As Amended >> Compare Versions >> Status >> Comments To Author >> Add To My Favorites >> SHARE THIS: Bill Start CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2005–2006 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1030 Introduced by Senator Hollingsworth February 22, 2005 An act to amend Section 51.5 of the Civil Code, relating to discrimination. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1030, as introduced, Hollingsworth. Discrimination: religion. Existing law provides that no business establishment shall discriminate against, boycott or blacklist, or refuse to buy from, contract with, sell to, or trade with any person in this state because of the race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, or medical condition of the person, as specified. This bill would require that those provisions not be construed to require a business establishment to provide nonessential services to a member of the public, if to do so would violate one’s conscience due to a sincerely held religious belief. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 51.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read: 51.5. (a) No business establishment of any kind whatsoever shall discriminate against, boycott or blacklist, or refuse to buy from, contract with, sell to, or trade with any person in this state because of the race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, or medical condition of the person or of the person’s partners, members, stockholders, directors, officers, managers, superintendents, agents, employees, business associates, suppliers, or customers, because the person is perceived to have one or more of those characteristics, or because the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics. (b) As used in this section, “person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. (c) This section shall not be construed to require any construction, alteration, repair, structural or otherwise, or modification of any sort whatsoever, beyond that construction, alteration, repair, or modification that is otherwise required by other provisions of law, to any new or existing establishment, facility, building, improvement, or any other structure, nor shall this section be construed to augment, restrict, or alter in any way the authority of the State Architect to require construction, alteration, repair, or modifications that the State Architect otherwise possesses pursuant to other laws. (d) This section shall not be construed to require a business establishment to provide nonessential services to a member of the public, if to do so would violate one’s conscience due to a sincerely held religious belief. (e) For purposes of this section: (1) “Disability” means any mental or physical disability as defined in Section 12926 of the Government Code. (2) “Medical condition” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 12926 of the Government Code.