California Senate Bill 809

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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 659, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

An act to add Sections 2750.9, 2775.5, and 2802.2 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.

Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.

Sen. Maria Durazo [D]

Asm. Ash Kalra [D]

2025-09-13 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Assembly - SB 809 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Ramos (Y: 63 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-29 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB809 Durazo (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]
2025-05-19 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-10-11		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 659, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13	Senate	Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3028.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12	Senate	In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 12. Page 3405.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-03	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02	Assembly	Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29	Assembly	From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 29).
2025-08-20	Assembly	August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-16	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-10	Assembly	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-07-10	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-05	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.
2025-05-29	Assembly	In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-29	Senate	Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1339.) 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 1214.) (May 23).
2025-05-20	Senate	Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-19	Senate	May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-09	Senate	Set for hearing May 19.
2025-05-06	Senate	May 12 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-02	Senate	Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-29	Senate	May 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-29	Senate	Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-24	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23	Senate	From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 838.) (April 22).
2025-04-09	Senate	Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-09	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-28	Senate	From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-03-26	Senate	Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-12	Senate	Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
2025-02-24	Senate	Read first time.
2025-02-24	Senate	From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21	Senate	Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Labor Code	2750.9	New Code	See Bill Text
Labor Code	2775.5	New Code	See Bill Text
Labor Code	2802.2	New Code	See Bill Text

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