California Senate Bill 1299
Session 20232024
Farmworkers: benefits.
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Vetoed by Governor on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1299
State
California
Session
20232024
Dave Cortese
grade
Author
Coauthor
Motion Text
3rd Reading
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Summary
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system to compensate employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employment. Existing law creates a disputable presumption that specified injuries sustained in the course of employment of a specified member of law enforcement or a specified first responder arose out of and in the course of employment. Existing law authorizes the Department of Industrial Relations to expend moneys that have been appropriated for the administration and enforcement of laws under its jurisdiction, as well as for the maintenance of any commission or office of the department, as specified.
Existing law establishes the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund within the State Treasury. Existing law requires the director to levy a surcharge upon employers in order to fund, among other things, the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, existing law authorizes funds to be expended for, among other things, the Return-to-Work Program and the enforcement of the insurance coverage program.
This bill would create a disputable presumption that a heat-related injury that develops within a specified timeframe after working outdoors for an employer in the agriculture industry that fails to comply with heat illness prevention standards, as defined, arose out of and came in the course of employment. The bill would require the appeals board to find in favor of the employee if the employer fails to rebut the presumption. The bill would specify that compensation awarded for heat-related injury to farmworkers is to include, among other things, medical treatment and disability. The bill would establish the Farmworker Climate Change Heat Injury and Death Fund that would consist of a one-time transfer of $5,000,000 derived from nongeneral funds of the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund for the purpose of administrative costs associated with this presumption. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
02/15/24 - Introduced
February 15, 2024
03/21/24 - Amended Senate
March 21, 2024
08/30/24 - Enrolled
August 30, 2024
04/09/24- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
April 9, 2024
04/19/24- Senate Judiciary
April 19, 2024
05/03/24- Senate Appropriations
May 3, 2024
05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 17, 2024
06/25/24- Assembly Insurance
June 25, 2024
08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations
August 5, 2024
08/19/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 19, 2024
10/16/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
October 16, 2024
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09/28/2024
Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
09/28/2024
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.
09/04/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/29/2024
Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/28/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 6799.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/19/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 15).
08/07/2024
Assembly
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
06/26/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/26/2024
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
06/03/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on INS.
05/23/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/22/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4138.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/16/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/16/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3979.) (May 16).
05/10/2024
Senate
Set for hearing May 16.
05/06/2024
Senate
May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
04/26/2024
Senate
Set for hearing May 6.
04/24/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3726.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/10/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3563.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/09/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 23 in JUD. pending receipt.
03/26/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 10.
03/21/2024
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
02/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
02/16/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
02/15/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Feb 16, 2024 9:22:44 PM
Record Updated
Oct 17, 2024 12:27:28 PM