AB 489 California Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Workers' compensation: disability payments.

Summary

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of the employee's employment. Existing law governs temporary and permanent disability indemnity payments. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, allows an employer to commence a program under which disability indemnity payments are deposited in a prepaid card account for employees. This bill would extend the authorization to deposit indemnity payments in a prepaid card account until January 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

Assembly Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

Jun 2023

Signed into Law

Jul 2023

Introduced Feb 7, 2023 Signed Jul 13, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2023 · Assembly Apr 27, 2023

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jun 29, 2023

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jul 13, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jun 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1827.).

upper

Jun 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

upper

Jun 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

May 10, 2023

Committee

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

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1363.)

lower

Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Com. on INS.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors