California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 897 — Workers' compensation.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides that certain peace officers, firefighters, and other specified public employees are entitled to a leave of absence without loss of salary while disabled by injury or illness arising out of and in the course of employment, for the period of the disability, not to exceed one year. The leave of absence is in lieu of temporary disability payments or maintenance allowance payments otherwise payable under the workers' compensation system. This bill would allow certain employees of local agencies, including police officers, firefighters, and sheriffs, an additional year of a leave of absence without loss of salary when injured by a catastrophic injury at the hands of another, as defined.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 5423.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 2. Page 6008.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5948.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (June 22).

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  12. Referred to Com. on INS.

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3927.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  17. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From inactive file.

  19. Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Roth.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3420.) (April 6).

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  23. Set for hearing April 6.

  24. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 21.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Roth

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB897 Roth Concurrence

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33102
Democratic 3000
Total 36102
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 897 Roth Senate Third Reading By COOPER

Passed 71 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61207
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 71207
% of votes cast 89%3%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Olsen — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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SB 897 Roth Senate Third Reading By HIGHER ED. Amendment Set #1

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 12100
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Melendez — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 3000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 0001
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 897 do?
Existing law provides that certain peace officers, firefighters, and other specified public employees are entitled to a leave of absence without loss of salary while disabled by injury or illness arising out of and in the course of employment, for the period of the disability, not to exceed one year. The leave of absence is in lieu of temporary disability payments or maintenance allowance payments otherwise payable under the workers' compensation system. This bill would allow certain employees of local agencies, including police officers, firefighters, and sheriffs, an additional year of a leave of absence without loss of salary when injured by a catastrophic injury at the hands of another, as defined.
Who sponsors SB 897?
SB 897 is sponsored by Roth and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of SB 897?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 897?
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