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Bill The Workplace Know Your Rights Act. Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, headed by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law prescribes the duties and rights of employers and employees relating to specified labor laws, including, among other things, workers' compensation and notice requirements related to inspections conducted by an immigration agency. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 SB 294 California SB 294 (20252026)
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California SB 294 (20252026) — The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, headed by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law prescribes the duties and rights of employers and employees relating to specified labor laws, including, among other things, workers' compensation and notice requirements related to inspections conducted by an immigration agency.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/06/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/17/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 05/01/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 07/01/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  5. 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  6. 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  7. 10/12/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  8. SB294 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 09/17/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 41 (pass) · upper
  • 3rd Reading SB294 Reyes et al. — 2810 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 101 (pass) · lower
  • SB 294 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Ortega — 678 (pass) · lower
  • Placed on suspense file — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass — 51 (pass) · upper
  • Unfinished Business SB294 Reyes et al. Concurrence — 298 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 112 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended. — 111 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Reyes — primary (person)
  • Arreguín — coauthor (person)
  • Cervantes — coauthor (person)
  • Durazo — coauthor (person)
  • Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
  • Laird — coauthor (person)
  • Ortega — coauthor (person)
  • Wiener — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-02-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
  • 2025-02-19 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-26 Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-04 Set for hearing April 23.
  • 2025-04-09 Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
  • 2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 870.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 938.) (April 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-05-09 Set for hearing May 19.
  • 2025-05-19 May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  • 2025-05-20 Set for hearing May 23.
  • 2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1194.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1289.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2025-06-05 Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  • 2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
  • 2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 8. Page 3411.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3031.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  • 2025-10-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 667, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86a9f1c5-d03c-470d-ade0-f486b3de6d3e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).