(1) Existing law prohibits an employer from discharging, or discriminating or retaliating against, an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, for taking time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain relief to help ensure the health, safety, or welfare of the victim or victim's child. Existing law requires an employee, as a condition of taking time off for these purposes, to give the employer reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to take time off, unless doing so is not feasible. Existing law prohibits an employer, when an unscheduled absence occurs, from taking any action against the employee if the employee, within a reasonable time after the absence, provides a certification to the employer meeting certain criteria, including documentation from one of specified persons that the employee was undergoing treatment for specific injuries. Existing law authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement for a violation of that prohibition, and makes it a misdemeanor for an employer to refuse to rehire, promote, or restore an employee who has been determined to be so eligible by a grievance procedure or legal hearing.
California AB 2992 (20192020) — Employment practices: leave time.
(1) Existing law prohibits an employer from discharging, or discriminating or retaliating against, an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, for taking time off from work to obtain or attempt to obtain relief to help ensure the health, safety, or welfare of the victim or victim's child. Existing law requires an employee, as a condition of taking time off for these purposes, to give the employer reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to take time off, unless doing so is not feasible. Existing law prohibits an employer, when an unscheduled absence occurs, from taking any action against the employee if the employee, within a reasonable time after the absence, provides a certification to the employer meeting certain criteria, including documentation from one of specified persons that the employee was undergoing treatment for specific injuries. Existing law authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement for a violation of that prohibition, and makes it a misdemeanor for an employer to refuse to rehire, promote, or restore an employee who has been determined to be so eligible by a grievance procedure or legal hearing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2992 Weber Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2992 Weber Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB2992 Weber et al. By Bradford — 34–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Weber — primary (person)
Bradford — principal coauthor (person)
Eggman — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2020-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2020-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2020-04-24 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2020-05-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-05-12 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2020-05-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-06-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-06-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4828.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2020-07-01 Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
2020-08-05 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2020-08-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-17 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-08-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 20). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 4438.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2020-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5369.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 224, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec412df5-9e07-4fe6-bf97-da272cd0980a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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