Promoters of the bill, being led by non-profit Equality Lab, said that a similar bill is being introduced in the State House of Representatives, before it can be sent to the Governor to be signed into a law.
The California state Senate passed by 34-1 vote a bill that would make discrimination on the basis of caste illegal in the state.California would become the first state to protect caste if the state Assembly passes the bill and Governor Gavin .