On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, the Committee overwhelmingly approved our bill, 11 to 4! Getting through this committee brings us one step closer to making sure this bill becomes a law.
Here's how the committee voted…
| Assemblymember Jim Wood (Chair) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Chad Mayes (Vice Chair) | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Frank Bigelow | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Rob Bonta (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Autumn R. Burke | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Heath Flora | Rep. | No | |
| Assemblymember Monique Limón | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Kevin McCarty | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (a Co-Author of our bill) | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Tony Thurmond | Dem. | Yes | |
| Assemblymember Marie Waldron | Rep. | No |
Unfortunately, the Republican Caucus is officially against our bill. Last year, though, they supported our Whistleblower Protection bill, AB 1102.