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CRD outlines new laws coming in 2024 and suggests regulatory priorities, including cannabis, reproductive‑loss leave and source‑of‑income protections
Summary
Department staff told the Civil Rights Council it will start accepting intakes on several new statutory rights on Jan. 1, 2024, and proposed three regulatory packages to implement recent laws on cannabis testing, reproductive‑loss leave and source‑of‑income housing protections.
Department staff briefed the Civil Rights Council on statutes enacted in 2023 that will take effect Jan. 1, 2024, and on regulatory priorities the department recommends to implement them.
Rachel Langston, assistant chief counsel, outlined several laws the department will enforce or monitor: Senate Bill 700 (amending last year’s AB 2188 regarding non‑psychoactive cannabinoids), Assembly Bill 2188 (prohibiting employer discrimination based on off‑duty cannabis use and drug‑screen results showing non‑psychoactive cannabinoids), Senate Bill 848 (a new leave entitlement for reproductive loss), Senate Bill 267 (prohibiting housing providers from relying on credit history for applicants receiving government rent subsidies without first offering alternative evidence of ability to pay), and Senate Bill 727 (new civil…
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