California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

SB 654 — Unlawful employment practice: parental leave.

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.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits an employer from refusing to allow a female employee disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition to take a leave for a reasonable time of up to 4 months before returning to work. Existing law also prohibits an employer from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage under a group health plan for an employee who takes that leave, as specified. This bill would prohibit an employer, as defined, from refusing, as specified, to allow an employee with more than 12 months of service with the employer, and who has at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the previous 12-month period, to take up to 6 weeks of parental leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child's birth, adoption, or foster care placement. The bill would also prohibit an employer from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage under a group health plan for an employee who takes this leave. The provisions of the bill would become operative on January 1, 2018.

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 3:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5556.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 6479.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 29).

  9. August 25 hearing postponed by committee.

  10. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. Re-referred to Coms. on L. & E. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 5776.)

  16. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From inactive file.

  18. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.

  19. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  23. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

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

  27. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 16. Page 1334.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  28. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  29. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1158.) (May 28).

  30. Set for hearing May 28.

  31. May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  32. Set for hearing May 11.

  33. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 858.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  34. Set for hearing April 29.

  35. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

  36. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  39. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Burke · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Jackson · Primary
  • Leyva · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Lena A. Gonzalez · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jackson

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 654 Jackson Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C.

Passed 54 Yea · 17 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511207
Democratic 3002
Republican 0500
Total 541709
% of votes cast 68%21%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Salas — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Unfinished Business SB654 Jackson Concurrence

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221202
Democratic 2001
Total 241203
% of votes cast 62%31%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12503
% of votes cast 60%25%0%15%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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SB 654 De León Senate Third Reading By GARCIA, C. Amendment Set #1

Passed 49 Yea · 26 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442105
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 492605
% of votes cast 61%33%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Not Voting
Low — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Salas — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Hadley — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chang — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading SB654 De León

Passed 21 Yea · 16 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191503
Democratic 2100
Total 211603
% of votes cast 53%40%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Roth — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 654 do?
Existing law prohibits an employer from refusing to allow a female employee disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition to take a leave for a reasonable time of up to 4 months before returning to work. Existing law also prohibits an employer from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage under a group health plan for an employee who takes that leave, as specified. This bill would prohibit an employer, as defined, from refusing, as specified, to allow an employee with more than 12 months of service with the employer, and who has at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the previous 12-month period, to take up to 6 weeks of parental leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child's birth, adoption, or foster care placement. The bill would also prohibit an employer from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage under a group health plan for an employee who takes this leave. The provisions of the bill would become operative on January 1, 2018.
Who sponsors SB 654?
SB 654 is sponsored by Burke, Campos, Atkins, Bonilla, Lopez, Hancock, Jackson, Leyva, Wolk, Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic), and Cristina Garcia.
What is the current status of SB 654?
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 654?
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