CA AB692 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 703, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 703, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Section 16608 to the Business and Professions Code, and to add Section 926 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
Title
Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.
Sponsors
| Asm. Ash Kalra [D] | Sen. Dave Cortese [D] | Asm. Alex Lee [D] | Sen. Sasha Renee Perez [D] |
| Asm. Chris Rogers [D] | Asm. LaShae Sharp-Collins [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Assembly - AB 692 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 46 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB692 Kalra et al. By Pérez (Y: 25 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended (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 as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-05 - Assembly - AB 692 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 47 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB692 Kalra et al. By Pérez (Y: 25 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended (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 as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-05 - Assembly - AB 692 Kalra Assembly Third Reading (Y: 47 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 703, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 20. Page 3340.). |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2815.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (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). |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 21. Page 2112.) |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1788.) |
| 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 10. Noes 3.) (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. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-22 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-03 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-27 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-03-11 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. |
| 2025-03-10 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-10 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-15 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. |
| 2025-02-14 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 16608 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Labor Code | 926 | New Code | See Bill Text |
