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The California State Assembly has passed a bill aimed at combating caste discrimination and protecting marginalized communities. If signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, California will become the first US state to include caste as a protected category in its anti-discrimination laws. The bill has received bipartisan support and was introduced by State Senator Aisha Wahab.
An anti-caste discrimination bill has been passed by the California State Assembly that seeks to combat caste discrimination and strengthen protections for marginalised communities across the state.
The California Senate has overwhelmingly passed a legislation seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination, in a historic move that would make America s most populous State also the country s first to outlaw caste-based bias.