Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to compensate workers
Summary
Clarifies that the statutory damages available for certain wage violations are not punitive in nature and are designed to be liquidated damages rather than penalties or to compensate workers for the employer's failure to prevent wage theft and for the harm to employees that results from such failure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
50–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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