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Newsom Signs First-in-Nation Law Requiring Large Companies to Disclose Slavery-Era Ties

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2599, a first-in-the-nation law requiring large companies doing business in the state to search historical records and publicly disclose any ties to slavery, advancing the state's broader reparations effort.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2599, a first-in-the-nation law requiring large companies doing business in the state to search historical records and publicly disclose any ties to slavery, advancing the state's broader reparations effort.

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