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 the employee's employment. Existing law governs temporary and permanent disability indemnity payments. Existing law, until January 1, 2025, allows an employer to commence a program under which disability indemnity payments are deposited in a prepaid card account for employees.
California AB 1239 (20232024) — Workers' compensation: disability payments.
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 the employee's employment. Existing law governs temporary and permanent disability indemnity payments. Existing law, until January 1, 2025, allows an employer to commence a program under which disability indemnity payments are deposited in a prepaid card account for employees.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
2023-03-23 Referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2023-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-17 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 17). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1812.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB S. referral-committee
2023-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on PUB S. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-17 From Consent Calendar.
2023-08-17 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2556.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-09-14 Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.
2023-09-14 Ordered to the Senate.
2023-09-14 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2024-06-10 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. passage, reading-3
2024-06-10 Ordered to third reading.
2024-06-10 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-06-13 Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2024-06-13 Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
2024-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-08-05 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-08-06 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5042.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-15 Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2024-08-29 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2024-08-30 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage
2024-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 806, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/162817dd-34f2-4933-831b-69b8c312d575. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).