SJR 2 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relative to classified workers.

Summary

This measure would urge President Donald J. Trump and the Congress of the United States to approve federal legislation guaranteeing specified rights to classified workers that would, among other things, empower those workers to work in a stable, safe environment and receive livable and competitive wages, as provided.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Assembly Passage

Jul 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Jul 10, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · Assembly Jul 3, 2025

How they voted

29–7

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Apr 7, 2025

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican10

7 Nay 3

70% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Jul 3, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (56-7-15)

assembly

Jul 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 57. Noes 7. Page 2426.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25).

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (29-7-4)

senate

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 675.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 568.) (March 26).

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

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

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

1 primary · 61 co-sponsors