Unemployment insurance.
Summary
Existing law, the Unemployment Insurance Code, governs unemployment insurance in the state, including, among other things, the administration of unemployment and disability compensation. Existing law defines various terms for purposes of the code. This bill would define "mail," "mailing," or "mailed" to include a writing transmitted by the United States Postal Service or other common mail carrier or by electronic transmission, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Aug 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Signed Oct 1, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025 · Assembly Aug 28, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Oct 1, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
lower
Jul 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on INS.
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 984.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 740.) (April 9).
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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