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Bill Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking. (1) Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex) , creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee for purposes of claims for wages and benefits arising under wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Existing law requires a 3-part test, commonly known as the "ABC" test, to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors for those purposes. us/states/ca California Legislature 20252026 SB 809 California SB 809 (20252026)
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California SB 809 (20252026) — Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.

(1) Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex) , creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee for purposes of claims for wages and benefits arising under wage orders issued by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Existing law requires a 3-part test, commonly known as the "ABC" test, to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors for those purposes.

Version chain

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

  1. 02/21/25 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 03/28/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/24/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 05/23/25 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 07/10/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  6. 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
  7. 10/11/25 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  8. SB809 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 09/18/25 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass as amended. — 113 (pass) · lower
  • SB 809 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Ramos — 6312 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 41 (pass) · upper
  • Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence — 298 (pass) · upper
  • Placed on suspense file — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 93 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 121 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 60 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading — 2810 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass as amended — 51 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Durazo — primary (person)
  • Kalra — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
  • 2025-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
  • 2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
  • 2025-03-12 Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-26 Set for hearing April 9.
  • 2025-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 Set for hearing April 22.
  • 2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1. Page 838.) (April 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-29 Set for hearing May 5.
  • 2025-04-29 May 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  • 2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
  • 2025-05-06 May 12 hearing postponed by 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 as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1214.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1339.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
  • 2025-06-05 Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2025-07-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-07-10 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
  • 2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (July 15). 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 3.) (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
  • 2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 12. Page 3405.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
  • 2025-09-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  • 2025-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3028.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  • 2025-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 659, Statutes of 2025. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c5cfdc68-e7a2-411e-8533-cc863370ac3e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).