Existing law prohibits an employer from discharging or in any manner discriminating against an employee for taking time off to serve on a jury, an employee who is a victim of a crime for taking time off to appear in court as a witness in any judicial proceeding, or an employee who is a victim of domestic violence or a victim of sexual assault for taking time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain prescribed relief.
California SB 288 (20132014) — Employment protections: time off.
Existing law prohibits an employer from discharging or in any manner discriminating against an employee for taking time off to serve on a jury, an employee who is a victim of a crime for taking time off to appear in court as a witness in any judicial proceeding, or an employee who is a victim of domestic violence or a victim of sexual assault for taking time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain prescribed relief.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB288 Lieu Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
SB 288 Lieu Senate Third Reading By LOWENTHAL — 68–7 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Lieu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2013-04-09 Set for hearing April 24.
2013-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 663.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 904.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-24 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2013-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-30 Read third time and amended. (Page 2793.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-30 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 7. Page 2829.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-03 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2164.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 756, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ddf60e10-ab16-4bb2-874a-4f1671d11b0f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).