Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Under this system, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has jurisdiction to adjudicate claims relating to workers' compensation. Existing law creates the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, who has specified powers and duties relating to the workers' compensation trial process. Existing law requires the administrative director to establish a priority conference calendar for cases in which the employee is represented by an attorney and the disputed issues are employment or injury, as specified.
California AB 1746 (20132014) — Workers' compensation: proceedings: expedited hearings.
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Under this system, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has jurisdiction to adjudicate claims relating to workers' compensation. Existing law creates the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, who has specified powers and duties relating to the workers' compensation trial process. Existing law requires the administrative director to establish a priority conference calendar for cases in which the employee is represented by an attorney and the disputed issues are employment or injury, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1746 ALEJO Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Alejo — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2014-03-20 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2014-03-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2014-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-07 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4971.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-06-25 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-07-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4256.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-07-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2014-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-07-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-07-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 156, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd0d8ca8-4d7a-47f7-8aab-724afd33b0f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).