CaliforniaWorkers' compensation: death benefits.
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. Under existing law, when a local employee who is a firefighter or peace officer, as specified, and that employee is killed or dies as a result of an accident or injury caused by external violence of physical force incurred in the performance of their duty, the employer is required to continue providing health benefits to the deceased employee's minor dependents under the benefits extended to the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, until the minor dependent is 21 years of age.
More detail
This bill would increase that age to 26 years of age.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 11Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 653, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 11Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2927.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Special Consent SB447 Umberg et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 28In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 447 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 21Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Aug 20From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 16From 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.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.Major
- Jun 5Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- May 29In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 27Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- Apr 7April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 28Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 18Set for hearing March 26.
- 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