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AB 1683 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workers' compensation: prepaid cards.

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 employment, which, in the case of the death of an employee, includes a death benefit. Existing law governs temporary and permanent disability indemnity payments and prohibits a payment made by a written instrument unless it is immediately negotiable and payable in cash, among other things. Existing law, until January 1, 2027, 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 indefinitely.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill regulates workers' compensation payments to ensure they are immediately negotiable and payable in cash, protecting injured workers' access to benefits.75% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Jul 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

07/06/26 - Chaptered → AB1683 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text itself is substantively identical between the two versions. The changes are purely presentational: the 'from' version is the official chaptered document format, while the 'to' version is the web page rendering from the California legislature's bill tracking site, which adds navigation elements, bill metadata (vote type, appropriation status, fiscal committee designation), and version history. No policy language was altered.
TECHNICAL

Web page navigation elements (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login) and bill tracking interface elements were added as part of the web presentation format.

Bill metadata was added including vote type (MAJORITY), appropriation status (NO), fiscal committee review (YES), local program designation (NO), and version history dates (Introduced 02/02/26, Enrolled 06/29/26, Chaptered 07/06/26).

Official chaptered document formatting elements were removed, including the 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header and page numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · Assembly May 7, 2026

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jun 25, 2026
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
7 Yea 3
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jul 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).
upper
Jun 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on INS.
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.