AB 1239 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Workers' compensation: disability payments.

Summary

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. This bill would extend the authorization to deposit indemnity payments in a prepaid card account until January 1, 2027.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Aug 2024

Assembly Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

Aug 2024

Signed into Law

Sep 2024

Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Signed Sep 28, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2023 · Assembly May 25, 2023

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Sep 11, 2023

D Democratic31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican9

9 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 28, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).

lower

Aug 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 30).

lower

Aug 15, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

lower

Aug 12, 2024

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Aug 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5042.).

upper

Aug 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

upper

Jun 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Jun 13, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

upper

Jun 13, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

upper

Jun 10, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

upper

Jun 10, 2024

Upper · Passed

Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

upper

Sep 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Sep 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2556.).

upper

Aug 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

upper

Jul 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Jun 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Jun 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and PUB S.

upper

May 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1812.)

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 17).

lower

May 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors