California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Summary
Existing law, the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act, governs mass layoffs, relocations, and terminations. Existing law prohibits an employer, with certain exceptions, from ordering a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment without giving prescribed written notice to the employees, the Employment Development Department, and other local agencies. This bill would require employers to include in the notice whether the employer plans to coordinate services through the local workforce development board or another entity, as specified, and information regarding the statewide food assistance program known as CalFresh, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed Oct 1, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · Assembly Sep 2, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
5
Oct 1, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2511.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 3, 2025
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2819.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended.
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
lower
Jul 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1272.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JA
Jesse Arreguín
DDemocratic
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