---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disability compensation: disability insurance."
description: "Existing unemployment compensation disability law provides a formula for determining benefits available to qualifying disabled individuals. For an individual who has quarterly base wages of greater than $1,749.20, the weekly benefit is calculated by multiplying base wages by 55% and dividing the result by 13. For a benefit that is not a multiple of $1, existing law provides that the benefit shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. However, existing law provides that this amount may not exceed the maximum workers' compensation temporary disability indemnity weekly benefit amount."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "AB 908"
citation: "California AB 908 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Disability compensation: disability insurance."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gomez"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 40
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2016-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bbf7ecb-2c47-4d75-ba06-5f03eebb75c0"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908"
source_hash: "7631377aaa84b3d7babc1c1974037acfa94e313d37e44df2dd48368aa90da7ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 908 (20152016) — Disability compensation: disability insurance.

Existing unemployment compensation disability law provides a formula for determining benefits available to qualifying disabled individuals. For an individual who has quarterly base wages of greater than $1,749.20, the weekly benefit is calculated by multiplying base wages by 55% and dividing the result by 13. For a benefit that is not a multiple of $1, existing law provides that the benefit shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. However, existing law provides that this amount may not exceed the maximum workers' compensation temporary disability indemnity weekly benefit amount.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/26/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90899INT)
2. **02/24/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90894AMD)
3. **03/18/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90898AMD)
4. **04/11/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90892CHP)
5. **06/18/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90897AMD)
6. **08/31/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90896AMD)
7. **09/04/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90895AMD)
8. **AB908** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908)
9. **03/04/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB908&version=20150AB90893ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- AB 908 GOMEZ Assembly Third Reading — **60–17** (pass) · lower
- AB 908 GOMEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **62–11** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB908 Gomez By Jackson — **28–11** (pass) · upper
- That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB908 Gomez By Jackson — **27–13** (pass) · upper
- Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5 — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gomez — primary (person)
- Alejo — coauthor (person)
- Bonilla — coauthor (person)
- Bonta — coauthor (person)
- Burke — author (person)
- Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
- Holden — coauthor (person)
- Jackson — principal coauthor (person)
- Levine — coauthor (person)
- Nazarian — coauthor (person)
- Weber — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-26** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
- **2015-03-16** Referred to Com. on INS. `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-03-19** Re-referred to Com. on INS. `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-04-22** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-06-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-06-02** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 17. Page 1758.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-02** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2015-06-11** Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-07-06** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-27** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-08-31** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-09-04** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-09-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-09-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b) . `referral-committee`
- **2015-09-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2015-09-09** From committee: Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 that the measure be re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2015-09-09** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2015-09-10** From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 10). `committee-passage`
- **2015-09-11** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2743.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-09-11** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2015-09-11** Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3169.)
- **2016-02-16** Ordered to the Senate.
- **2016-02-16** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2016-02-24** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-02-24** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-02-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 3145.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-02-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2016-03-03** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 3814.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-03-10** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:30 a.m.
- **2016-03-17** Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.
- **2016-03-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:38 p.m.
- **2016-04-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-11** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 5, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bbf7ecb-2c47-4d75-ba06-5f03eebb75c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).