FILE - State Sen. Aisha Wahab proposes SB 403, a bill which adds caste as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws, on March 22, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, which would outlaw caste discrimination in California, was approved by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, clearing its first big legislative hurdle. Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state legislature, introduced the bill in March. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File) FILE PHOTO
