Labor and employment legislation in the California Legislature, 2025–26.

A policy research snapshot for labor organizations. Discuss the current status, deadlines, and implications of a specific measure with the firm before acting.

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AB 1331GovernorWorkplace surveillance. Assemblymember Elhawary. 59 support, 138 oppose.
SB 947GovernorEmployment: automated decision systems. Senator McNerney. 40 support, 88 oppose.
SB 7GovernorEmployment: automated decision systems. Senator McNerney. 55 support, 70 oppose.
AB 1537GovernorPeace officers: secondary employment. Assemblymember Bryan. 94 support, 24 oppose.
AB 1807GovernorImmigration enforcement: use of state-owned property. Assemblymember Gabriel. 112 support, 1 oppose.
AB 1883GovernorWorkplace surveillance tools. Assemblymember Bryan. 38 support, 55 oppose.
AB 2299EnrolledCalifornia Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026. Assemblymember Calderon. 80 support, 0 oppose.
SB 951GovernorEmployment: technological displacement: notice. Senator Reyes. 29 support, 39 oppose.
SB 1257EnrolledFederal immigration enforcement: report. Senator Arreguín. 62 support, 0 oppose.
SB 915EnrolledHealth care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers. Senator Menjivar. 56 support, 2 oppose.
AB 2157GovernorWorkforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension. Assemblymember Connolly. 53 support, 1 oppose.
AB 2227GovernorFarm labor contractors: surety bonds. Assemblymember Connolly. 36 support, 13 oppose.

Bills and budget items, 2025–26 session.

AB 288BillPERB authority over private-sector labor relations. Expands PERB to private-sector unfair labor practice charges and unit certification when the NLRB cannot act. Signed September 2025. Preliminary injunction December 26, 2025; stayed pending litigation.
AB 1340BillSectoral bargaining for rideshare drivers. Sector-wide collective bargaining for drivers who remain independent contractors, a parallel structure to the AB 5 and Proposition 22 framework. Effective January 1, 2026.
2026 wage floorsBillMinimum wage schedules. State minimum wage $16.90; fast food $20; health care worker minimum stepping toward $25 with a July 2026 increase for many employers. In effect.

Where these bills are heard.

Assembly Labor and Employment; Senate Labor, Public Employment and RetirementPrimary policy committees.
Senate JudiciaryPAGA and litigation-adjacent employment bills.
Budget subcommitteesDIR, Cal/OSHA, and DLSE enforcement funding and staffing.

Deadlines that decide a labor bill.

Bill introduction closes in February. Policy committees must act by spring deadlines, appropriations committees hold suspense hearings in May and August, and each house must pass its own bills by the house-of-origin deadline. Session ends August 31 of the second year, and the Governor has thirty days to sign or veto. A position that arrives after the committee analysis is written has already missed the most important reader.

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