Employment.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill lengthens the period public‑employee retirees have to choose or change their retirement settlement from 30 to 60 days, gives the Labor Commissioner new powers to investigate wage and classification complaints, and removes a training certification hurdle for airport firefighters to qualify for injury presumptions. It also adds civil penalties for misclassifying workers, requires new reporting on school‑district unemployment usage and PTSD claims, and updates injury definitions for firefighters, peace officers and other first responders.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6160.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 13, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 5, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Jun 24, 2026
• Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Public Employment and Retirement · Jun 24, 2026
• Insurance Committee Hearing
  Insurance · Jun 17, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Apr 22, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Referred to Coms. on INS. and P. E. & R.
2. May 7, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. May 7, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. May 5, 2026Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
5. May 4, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
6. Apr 28, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
7. Apr 23, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Apr 22, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4013.) (April 22).
9. Apr 15, 2026Set for hearing April 22.
10. Mar 25, 2026Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
11. Mar 18, 2026From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 17.
12. Mar 17, 2026Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · sponsor

Bill text

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