CA AB1234 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on June 4 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-09-03 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 4 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-09-03 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 98, 98.1, and 98.2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
Title
Employment: nonpayment of wages: complaints.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 1234 Ortega Assembly Third Reading (Y: 50 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 1234 Ortega Assembly Third Reading (Y: 50 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | Senate | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 14. Page 2060.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) |
| 2025-05-07 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 22). |
| 2025-04-03 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-03-13 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-22 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Assembly | Introduced. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Code | 98 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Labor Code | 98.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Labor Code | 98.2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
