republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20172018/sb-1251.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "California Training Benefits Program."
description: "Existing law, until January 1, 2019, establishes the California Training Benefits Program, which authorizes an unemployed individual who files a claim for unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits to apply to the Employment Development Department for a determination of potential eligibility for benefits during a period of training or retraining. Existing law prohibits the payment of benefits under the program during a period of training or retraining for any week or part of any week that an individual receives training or retraining benefits, allowances, or stipends, as defined, from sources other than the program, as specified. Existing law provides for the payment of unemployment benefits from the Unemployment Fund, which is continuously appropriated for this purpose."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 1251"
citation: "California SB 1251 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["California Training Benefits Program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McGuire"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-09-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/872edd8a-34b9-4c3f-88fe-4032534573d2"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251"
source_hash: "a560b9e678b257fed88633c031e9bea22772ee10b3bde54cb5c3491f3d9dfb54"
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 1251 (20172018) — California Training Benefits Program.

Existing law, until January 1, 2019, establishes the California Training Benefits Program, which authorizes an unemployed individual who files a claim for unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits to apply to the Employment Development Department for a determination of potential eligibility for benefits during a period of training or retraining. Existing law prohibits the payment of benefits under the program during a period of training or retraining for any week or part of any week that an individual receives training or retraining benefits, allowances, or stipends, as defined, from sources other than the program, as specified. Existing law provides for the payment of unemployment benefits from the Unemployment Fund, which is continuously appropriated for this purpose.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/15/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251&version=20170SB125199INT)
2. **05/03/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251&version=20170SB125198AMD)
3. **05/31/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251&version=20170SB125197AMD)
4. **09/14/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251&version=20170SB125195CHP)
5. **SB1251** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251)
6. **08/31/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1251&version=20170SB125196ENR)

## Votes

- Be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance] — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1251 McGuire Senate Third Reading By DALY — **63–15** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1251 McGuire Concurrence — **33–5** (pass) · upper
- That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Consent Calendar SB1251 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Set for hearing May 9.
- **2018-05-03** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-09** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4996.) (May 9). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-17** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5089.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-17** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-25** Referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-06-04** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-14** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on INS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on INS. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 15). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 15. Page 6482.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-23** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2018-08-24** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-24** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5682.) Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-27** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 5828.) `committee-passage`
- **2018-08-28** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 5837.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2018-09-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 418, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/872edd8a-34b9-4c3f-88fe-4032534573d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).