Private employment: labor unions.
Summary
Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations, which is responsible for, among other things, fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of wage earners of California to improve their working conditions and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to streamline requirements in state labor law and to curb abuses by labor unions.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Feb 2, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from an official printed document layout (with line numbers and specific spacing) to the web page format used on the California Legislature website. All legislative content including the digest and Section 1 remains identical.
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl DeMaio
RRepublican
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