Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.
California SB 489 (20172018) — Workers' compensation: change of physician.
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 489 Bradford Consent Calendar Second Day — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent Calendar # SB489 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2017-03-02 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2017-03-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-29 Re-referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and APPR. referral-committee
2017-03-31 Set for hearing April 5.
2017-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 626.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-07 Set for hearing April 17.
2017-04-17 Withdrawn from committee.
2017-04-17 Ordered to second reading.
2017-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 801.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-22 Referred to Com. on INS. referral-committee
2017-07-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-07-12 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2017-07-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 2634.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-07-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-08-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2017-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2232.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 240, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/05b112d7-1ef3-4f24-a9fb-4829ba908cb5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).