California state-funded travel ban

California Assembly Bill 1887 bans state-funded and sponsored travel to states with laws deemed discriminatory against the LGBTQ community. The bill includes exceptions for some types of travel the state has defined as necessary. As of 2023, travel to 23 states is banned.[1] The law passed in 2016[2] and applied to four states.[3] The law was designed to target states that passed laws deemed anti-LGBTQ, such as regulating bathroom access, with an economic boycott.[4] Evan Low authored the bill.[5]

Politicians from California continued to travel to banned states using campaign funds instead of state funds.[3] Sports teams from state colleges and universities have had to find private sponsors to fund travel to banned states where they compete.[3] Attendees of conferences have also been affected.[6]

History

In 2022, four states were added to the ban: Utah, Indiana, Louisiana, and Arizona.[7]

Toni Atkins proposed a repeal of the bill in March 2023.[3]

States banned
A map of states affected, highlighted in red.

California has banned state-funded and state-sponsored travel to:

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • West Virginia[1]

Exceptions

California law excludes from the ban travel for certain purposes:

  • Enforcement of California law, including auditing and revenue collection.
  • Litigation
  • To meet contractual obligations incurred before January 1, 2017.
  • To comply with requests by the federal government to appear before committees.
  • To participate in meetings or training required by a grant or required to maintain grant funding.
  • To complete job-required training necessary to maintain licensure or similar standards required for holding a position, in the event that comparable training cannot be obtained in California or a different state not subject to the travel prohibition.
  • For the protection of public health, welfare, or safety, as determined by the affected agency, department, board, authority, or commission, or by the affected legislative office.[1]

See also

References
  1. "PROHIBITION ON STATE-FUNDED AND STATE-SPONSORED TRAVEL TO STATES WITH DISCRIMINATORY LAWS (ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 1887)". State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. December 22, 2016.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. https://legiscan.com/CA/votes/AB1887/2015
  3. "Democratic leader wants California to repeal ban on government travel to anti-LGBTQ states". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 2023.
  4. Karlamangla, Soumya (July 19, 2022). "Why California Bans State-Funded Travel to Nearly Half of States" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "AB 1887 - California Assembly (20152016) - Open States". openstates.org.
  6. "California's travel ban against anti-LGBT states is keeping athletes from games and students from conferences". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2017.
  7. Joyce, Tom (July 4, 2022). "California adds Arizona, other states, to no-travel list". The Center Square. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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