republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/sb-684.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' compensation insurance: dispute resolution: arbitration clauses."
description: "Existing law requires that a workers' compensation insurance policy or endorsement not be issued by an insurer unless the insurer files a copy of the form or endorsement with a rating organization and 30 days have expired from the date the form or endorsement is received by the Insurance Commissioner from the rating organization without notice from the commissioner, unless the commissioner gives written approval of the form or the endorsement prior to that time."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 684"
citation: "California SB 684 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers' compensation insurance: dispute resolution: arbitration clauses."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbett"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee1961c3-37b4-43f0-b9f7-78b3eba9268b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684"
source_hash: "359f037e3e5e90c3e6720cdea6ebf3ac37b69b5a64a306a7f6f0209b38a4ced3"
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 SB 684 (20112012) — Workers' compensation insurance: dispute resolution: arbitration clauses.

Existing law requires that a workers' compensation insurance policy or endorsement not be issued by an insurer unless the insurer files a copy of the form or endorsement with a rating organization and 30 days have expired from the date the form or endorsement is received by the Insurance Commissioner from the rating organization without notice from the commissioner, unless the commissioner gives written approval of the form or the endorsement prior to that time.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68499INT)
2. **03/25/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68498AMD)
3. **06/23/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68497AMD)
4. **07/01/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68496AMD)
5. **07/13/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68495AMD)
6. **08/22/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68494AMD)
7. **10/07/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68492CHP)
8. **SB684** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684)
9. **09/02/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB684&version=20110SB68493ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. — **5–3** (fail) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB684 Corbett Concurrence — **24–15** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Reconsideration granted. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- SB 684 Corbett Senate Third Reading By FEUER — **75–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **23–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corbett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2011-02-20** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- **2011-03-03** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Set for hearing April 5.
- **2011-04-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 560.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-13** Set for hearing May 2.
- **2011-05-03** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-05-16** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 983.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-05-16** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2011-05-27** Referred to Coms. on INS. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-22** Heard for testimony only.
- **2011-06-23** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2053.)
- **2011-06-23** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-06-27** Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted. `committee-failure`
- **2011-07-01** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-07-05** Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 2177.)
- **2011-07-05** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Com. on Jud.) suspended. (Page 2177.)
- **2011-07-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-07-12** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 7). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-07-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-07-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-08-22** Read third time and amended. (Page 2506.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2011-08-22** Ordered to third reading.
- **2011-08-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 4. Page 2733.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-08-31** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2011-09-01** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2243.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2011-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
- **2011-10-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2011-10-07** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 566, Statutes of 2011.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee1961c3-37b4-43f0-b9f7-78b3eba9268b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).