California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 631 — Workers' compensation: gender equity comparative analysis.

Last action — September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee, as defined, for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law establishes various benefits to be paid or provided to injured employees, including temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, and permanent disability, which are based on an employee's average earnings, as specified. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the administrative director, in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley, to prepare a comparative analysis to examine differences in workers' compensation benefits provided to employees of different genders, including differences between industries, rate of claim denial, and any difference in compensation paid, as specified. The bill would require the administrative director to prepare and provide a report on the comparative analysis to the Legislature no later than 6 months after its completion.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 1272.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1177.) (May 18).

  10. Set for hearing May 18.

  11. April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  12. Set for hearing April 24.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 713.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Set for hearing April 12.

  15. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  16. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 2102
Republican 0001
Total 10103
% of votes cast 71%7%0%21%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Essayli — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Nay
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 31 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 21100
Republican 0601
Total 31801
% of votes cast 78%20%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 631 do?
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee, as defined, for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law establishes various benefits to be paid or provided to injured employees, including temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, and permanent disability, which are based on an employee's average earnings, as specified. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the administrative director, in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley, to prepare a comparative analysis to examine differences in workers' compensation benefits provided to employees of different genders, including differences between industries, rate of claim denial, and any difference in compensation paid, as specified. The bill would require the administrative director to prepare and provide a report on the comparative analysis to the Legislature no later than 6 months after its completion.
Who sponsors SB 631?
SB 631 is sponsored by Cortese, Dave (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 631?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 631?
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