The California Senate this week passed a bill would roll back existing employment protections for people who legally use marijuana while away from work, removing them for sworn law enforcement positions that involve certain specified duties.
Senators passed the measure on third and final reading Wednesday on a 31–3 margin, sending the bill next to the Assembly for consideration.
The bill, SB 1264, from Sen. Shannon Grove (R), was initially introduced in February as a minor technical fix to the state’s employment protection law, which took effect at the beginning of this year and prevents employers for discriminating against workers for pre-hire or off-the-clock marijuana use. In March, the measure was significantly amended to roll back those protections for a wide range of public service jobs, including not only police and sheriffs’ deputies but also positions in animal control, law enforcement communications and public administration.
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