CA AB406 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 148, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 148, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 12945.8 of the Government Code, and to amend Section 246.5 of, to amend and repeal Sections 230.2 and 230.5 of, and to add and repeal Sections 230 and 230.1 of, the Labor Code, relating to employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Assembly - AB 406 Schiavo Concurrence - Urgency Added (Y: 67 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-03 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB406 Schiavo By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause (Y: 30 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 406 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-03 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB406 Schiavo By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause (Y: 30 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 406 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 148, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-01 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3286.). |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 10). |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3061.) |
| 2025-09-04 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-03 | Senate | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 2460.). |
| 2025-08-20 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-19 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-09 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-27 | 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. |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C. |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Referred to Com. on E., U & C. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.) |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). |
| 2025-03-27 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-05 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| 2025-03-04 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| 2025-02-05 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 7. |
| 2025-02-04 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Code | 12945.8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Labor Code | 230.2 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| Labor Code | 230.5 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| Labor Code | 246.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
