CaliforniaWorkers' compensation: prepaid cards.
What it does
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, which, in the case of the death of an employee, includes a death benefit. Existing law governs temporary and permanent disability indemnity payments and prohibits a payment made by a written instrument unless it is immediately negotiable and payable in cash, among other things. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, allows an employer to commence a program under which disability indemnity payments are deposited in a prepaid card account for employees.
More detail
This bill would extend the authorization to deposit indemnity payments in a prepaid card account indefinitely.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 6Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 59, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 6Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 25In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd AB1683 INS. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).Passed Senate
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 10From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 20Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
- May 7In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1683 Insurance Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 15). 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
- Feb 17Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
- Feb 2Read first time. To print.Introduced