The Unruh Civil Rights Act generally prohibits business
establishments from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, color,
religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical
condition.

This bill would make it a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act
to adopt or enforce a policy that requires, limits,
or prohibits the use of any language in or with a
business establishment, unless the policy is justified by a business necessity, as defined, and
notification has been provided of the circumstances and the time when
the language restriction or requirement is to be observed
and of the consequences for its violation.

The bill would define business necessity to require, among other things, that the language
restriction or requirement is necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the
business and that an equally effective, but less discriminatory,
alternative practice does not exist.