Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law requires the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically official fee schedules that establish reasonable maximum fees paid for, among other things, medical services, medicines, and medical supplies. Existing law authorizes the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to determine and allow certain expenses as liens against any award of compensation.
California AB 1168 (20112012) — Workers' compensation: vocational expert fee schedule.
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law requires the administrative director, after public hearings, to adopt and revise periodically official fee schedules that establish reasonable maximum fees paid for, among other things, medical services, medicines, and medical supplies. Existing law authorizes the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to determine and allow certain expenses as liens against any award of compensation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1168 PAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1168 Pan By Lieu — 38–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1168 PAN Consent Calendar Second Day — 70–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2011-03-17 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-05 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 4). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1353.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-26 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2011-06-20 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-17 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2188.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-09-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2921.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2011-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 555, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/31b56098-49f7-424b-b3f8-868026322edb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).