CaliforniaEmployees: bereavement leave.
What it does
Existing law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to 5 days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual's exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual's giving information or testimony as to their own or another person's bereavement leave, or to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any of these rights, as specified.
More detail
This bill would include a designated person identified by the employee, as specified, in the definition of "family member" and authorize an employer to limit an employee to one designated person per 12-month period for purposes of these provisions relating to bereavement leave.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 679, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 19In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded SB 1149 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Wicks. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6273.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Coauthors revised.
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Jul 1July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 11From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 11Coauthors revised.
- Jun 10
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Referred to Com. on L. & E.Minor
- May 20In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- May 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1149 Durazo et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4266.) (May 14).Major
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 20April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 20.
- Apr 9April 13 hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 13.
- Mar 26Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Mar 25From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3690.) (March 25).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16Set for hearing March 25.
- Feb 26Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced