CaliforniaCalifornia will count more military duties for family leave pay
Starting with a claims system update or July 1, 2028, whichever comes first, workers may seek family leave pay for qualifying needs tied to a spouse's, domestic partner's, child's, or parent's newly covered military duty.
What it does
Starting with a specified claims system update or July 1, 2028, whichever comes first, workers may seek family leave pay for qualifying needs tied to a spouse's, domestic partner's, child's, or parent's added military duty. That includes regular service members' training and deployments anywhere, and reservists' training or calls or orders to federal or state active duty.
When a specified claims system update happens or July 1, 2028 arrives, whichever comes first, California may use its existing disability fund to pay qualifying family leave claims tied to a spouse's, domestic partner's, child's, or parent's newly covered military duty.
Argument forOnce the change starts, workers could receive family leave pay for qualifying needs related to a spouse's, domestic partner's, child's, or parent's military training.
Argument againstOnce the change starts, paying qualifying claims tied to more military duties could draw more money from the disability fund workers pay into.
More detail
California will count regular service members' training and deployments anywhere, and reservists' training or calls or orders to federal or state active duty, for qualifying family leave claims. This covers workers with qualifying needs tied to a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent in the U.S. armed forces. Reservists include National Guard members. A reservist's duty outside training must follow a call or order to federal or state active duty. The added duties count when a specified update to California's benefits claims system happens or on July 1, 2028, whichever comes first.
California may use its existing disability fund to pay qualifying family leave claims tied to the added military duties. This covers claims related to a spouse's, domestic partner's, child's, or parent's newly covered military duty. A worker must have a qualifying family leave claim related to the covered military duty. This spending authority begins when the specified claims system update happens or on July 1, 2028, whichever comes first.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6578.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2054 Gipson Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2054 Gipson et al. By Menjivar. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19From special consent calendar.
- Aug 18Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 22
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and M. & V.A.Minor
- May 22In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2054 Gipson Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 22Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5262.)Passed Assembly
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Apr 15Coauthors revised.
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Re-referred to Coms. on M. & V.A. and INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Coms. on INS. and M. & V.A.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced
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