Gov. Gavin Newsom, in October, signed two Senate bills introduced by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).
One bill, by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), strengthens pay equity by expanding employer pay-data reporting. The other, authored by Sen. Laura Richardson (D-Inglewood), assists local governments in managing issues involving people experiencing homelessness who live in recreational vehicles (RVs).
Smallwood-Cuevas’s bill, Senate Bill (SB) 464 — the “Advancing Pay Equity Act” — is a CLBC priority measure included in the “Road to Repair 2025 Priority Package,” a set of policies aimed at repairing past injustices against descendants of enslaved people in California.
According to Smallwood-Cuevas’s office, SB 464 expands pay-data reporting by adding job categories, broadening salary bands, and requiring higher-quality data. It is also part of a broader package focused on strengthening worker protections, particularly for low-wage communities of color.
“Our economy moves nowhere without our workers. These new laws put working people first – protecting the hard-working men and women who get up every day and keep our economy running,” Smallwood-Cuevas stated. “When we treat workers fairly and with the dignity they deserve, we can build a more equitable California.”
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