Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendment and pass a bill that authorizes state and public university employees to resume travel to 26 mostly Republican-led states and creates a donation-funded marketing campaign to promote inclusiveness for the LGBTQ community.

Highlights:

• Authorizes GO-Biz to establish the Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project (BRIDGE Project) to promote social equity, civil rights, and antidiscrimination through marketing and advertising campaigns (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the BRIDGE Project Fund and would make the money available to the office upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of implementing the project (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the office to contract with a private, nonprofit agency, as specified, and to use the services of volunteer advertising agencies and donated media to conduct marketing activities (Sec. 2). 

• Requires the office to convene an advisory committee of no more than 10 members (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the creation of media campaigns for the purpose promoting LGBT equality in states that have enacted anti-LGBT laws (Sec. 2). 

• Repeals provisions prohibiting a state agency and the Legislature from requiring travel to specified states  (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes state and public university employees to resume travel to 26 mostly Republican-led states and creates a donation-funded marketing campaign to promote inclusiveness for the LGBTQ community.

Highlights:

• Authorizes GO-Biz to establish the Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project (BRIDGE Project) to promote social equity, civil rights, and antidiscrimination through marketing and advertising campaigns (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the BRIDGE Project Fund and would make the money available to the office upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of implementing the project (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the office to contract with a private, nonprofit agency, as specified, and to use the services of volunteer advertising agencies and donated media to conduct marketing activities (Sec. 2). 

• Requires the office to convene an advisory committee of no more than 10 members (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the creation of media campaigns for the purpose promoting LGBT equality in states that have enacted anti-LGBT laws (Sec. 2). 

• Repeals provisions prohibiting a state agency and the Legislature from requiring travel to specified states  (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes state and public university employees to resume travel to 26 mostly Republican-led states and creates a donation-funded marketing campaign to promote inclusiveness for the LGBTQ community.

Highlights:

• Authorizes GO-Biz to establish the Building and Reinforcing Inclusive, Diverse, Gender-Supportive Equity Project (BRIDGE Project) to promote social equity, civil rights, and antidiscrimination through marketing and advertising campaigns (Sec. 2). 

• Establishes the BRIDGE Project Fund and would make the money available to the office upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of implementing the project (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the office to contract with a private, nonprofit agency, as specified, and to use the services of volunteer advertising agencies and donated media to conduct marketing activities (Sec. 2). 

• Requires the office to convene an advisory committee of no more than 10 members (Sec. 2). 

• Authorizes the creation of media campaigns for the purpose promoting LGBT equality in states that have enacted anti-LGBT laws (Sec. 2). 

• Repeals provisions prohibiting a state agency and the Legislature from requiring travel to specified states  (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text