Relates to the commissioner's duty to ensure employers inform employees about certain provisions in employment contracts
Summary
Requires employers to inform their employees that non-disclosure or non-disparagement provisions in their employment contracts do not prohibit them from speaking with law enforcement, the equal employment opportunity commission, the state division of human rights, a local commission on human rights, or an attorney retained by the employee.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly Jan 27, 2026
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MaryJane Shimsky
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jen Lunsford
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
Noah Burroughs
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Phil Steck
DDemocratic
Co
Stefani Zinerman
DDemocratic
Co
William Colton
DDemocratic
Co
Yudelka Tapia
DDemocratic
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