Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Under existing law, an employer is required to provide for the payment of workers' compensation and if the employer has not secured the payment of compensation or is illegally uninsured, a lien may be filed against the employer's property or the property of any person found to be parents or substantial shareholders of the employer.
California SB 847 (20252026) — Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Under existing law, an employer is required to provide for the payment of workers' compensation and if the employer has not secured the payment of compensation or is illegally uninsured, a lien may be filed against the employer's property or the property of any person found to be parents or substantial shareholders of the employer.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 847 Reyes Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Reyes — primary (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.
2025-04-08 Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 740.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-05-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1334.) 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 INS. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-19 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on INS. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-20 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-28 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 790, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e75ce8f8-d4b9-4f9c-9eea-5392a71f3733. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).