CA SB578 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 771, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 771, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add and repeal Division 7 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
Title
California Workplace Outreach Program.
Sponsors
| Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas [D] | Asm. Ash Kalra [D] | Sen. Dave Cortese [D] | Asm. Mike Gipson [D] |
| Asm. Mark Gonzalez [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] | Asm. Pilar Schiavo [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - SB 578 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Kalra (Y: 61 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 1 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: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - SB 578 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Kalra (Y: 61 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 5 N: 1 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: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 771, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | 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 30. Noes 10. Page 2882.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-10 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 11. Page 3177.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-10 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on L. & E. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1383.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1205.) (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 4. Noes 1. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Set for hearing March 26. |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Code | 11000 | New Code | See Bill Text |
