Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers.
Existing law specifies the time period within which various proceedings may be commenced under provisions of law relating to workers' compensation. With certain exceptions, a proceeding to collect death benefits is required to be commenced within one year from several circumstances, including, but not limited to, from the date of death if it occurs within one year from the date of injury. Existing law prohibits proceedings from being commenced more than one year after the date of death, and generally not more than 240 weeks from the date of injury. Existing law, for specified deceased members, including peace officers and active firefighting members, extends until January 1, 2019, the time period to commence proceedings to collect death benefits, if the proceedings are brought by, or on behalf of, a person who was a dependent on the date of death, from 240 weeks from the date of injury to no later than 420 weeks from the date of injury, not to exceed one year after the date of death for certain injuries, as specified.
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SB 1086
California SB 1086 (20172018)
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Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers.
California SB 1086 (20172018) — Workers' compensation: firefighters and peace officers.
Existing law specifies the time period within which various proceedings may be commenced under provisions of law relating to workers' compensation. With certain exceptions, a proceeding to collect death benefits is required to be commenced within one year from several circumstances, including, but not limited to, from the date of death if it occurs within one year from the date of injury. Existing law prohibits proceedings from being commenced more than one year after the date of death, and generally not more than 240 weeks from the date of injury. Existing law, for specified deceased members, including peace officers and active firefighting members, extends until January 1, 2019, the time period to commence proceedings to collect death benefits, if the proceedings are brought by, or on behalf of, a person who was a dependent on the date of death, from 240 weeks from the date of injury to no later than 420 weeks from the date of injury, not to exceed one year after the date of death for certain injuries, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1086 Atkins Senate Third Reading By WOOD — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent SB1086 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Atkins — primary (person)
Aguiar-Curry — coauthor (person)
Bloom — coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Cannella — coauthor (person)
Cunningham — coauthor (person)
Dodd — coauthor (person)
Flora — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez Fletcher — coauthor (person)
Jackson — coauthor (person)
Limón — coauthor (person)
Newman — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-13 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2018-02-22 Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and APPR. referral-committee
2018-03-16 Set for hearing April 11.
2018-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4626.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-13 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-23 April 23 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4303.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4453.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-16 Coauthors revised.
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6963.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2018-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ae46911e-a444-42d5-97d7-11fddc1d0fb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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