CA SB447 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 653, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 653, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 4856 of the Labor Code, relating to workers’ compensation.
Title
Workers’ compensation: death benefits.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tom Umberg [D] | Sen. Susan Rubio [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Special Consent SB447 Umberg et al (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-28 - Assembly - SB 447 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 74 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-08-20 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB447 Umberg (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-28 - Assembly - SB 447 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 74 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-08-20 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Special Consent SB447 Umberg (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-07 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 653, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-11 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2927.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-08-28 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-08-28 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-08-21 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-23 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on INS. |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Set for hearing April 7. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Set for hearing March 26. |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21. |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Code | 4856 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
