Bill Commons

CA SB 1024

enacted

Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1024 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1024 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 419, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1024 about?

Existing law, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, entitles an employee who works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment to paid sick days. Under existing law, an employee accrues paid sick days at a rate of not less than one hour per every 30 hours worked, subject to certain use, accrual, and yearly carryover limitations. This bill would require specified fire departments to provide a paid leave of absence of up to 26 weeks to an active firefighting member who requests leave because the firefighter is disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition, as provided. The bill would apply to an active firefighting member who has at least 1,250 hours of service with the fire department in the 12-month period before the date on which the paid leave begins and would require the leave to be with full pay, except as specified, at the firefighter's regular rate of pay set forth in a collective bargaining agreement and in accordance with their normal pay schedule. The bill would require all benefits to continue to accrue during the paid leave, as specified, and would require a firefighter returning from the paid leave to be restored to their prior position, as provided. The bill would request a fire department of the University of California to comply with these provisions.

Who sponsors CA SB 1024?

Menjivar is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1024, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, entitles an employee who works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment to paid sick days. Under existing law, an employee accrues paid sick days at a rate of not less than one hour per every 30 hours worked, subject to certain use, accrual, and yearly carryover limitations. This bill would require specified fire departments to provide a paid leave of absence of up to 26 weeks to an active firefighting member who requests leave because the firefighter is disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition, as provided. The bill would apply to an active firefighting member who has at least 1,250 hours of service with the fire department in the 12-month period before the date on which the paid leave begins and would require the leave to be with full pay, except as specified, at the firefighter's regular rate of pay set forth in a collective bargaining agreement and in accordance with their normal pay schedule. The bill would require all benefits to continue to accrue during the paid leave, as specified, and would require a firefighter returning from the paid leave to be restored to their prior position, as provided. The bill would request a fire department of the University of California to comply with these provisions.

Introduced
2026-02-10
Latest action
2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 419, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menjivarauthor
  • Cervantescoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Wicksprincipal coauthor
  • Pérezcoauthor
  • Addiscoauthor
  • Boernercoauthor
  • Calozacoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-20

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 419, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-20

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-26

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6611.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-19

    Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-19

    Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-3

  10. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  12. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  13. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  14. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  15. 2026-06-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  17. 2026-06-15

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  18. 2026-06-08

    Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and L. & E.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  20. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4352.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  21. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  22. 2026-05-14

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  23. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4261.) (May 14).

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  24. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  25. 2026-04-27

    April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. 2026-04-17

    Set for hearing April 27.

  27. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3903.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  28. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 15.

  29. 2026-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-16

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  31. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-02-11

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.

  33. 2026-02-10

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

  • 02/10/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-10Compare
  • 03/16/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-16Compare
  • 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-19Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare
  • SB1024Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-15 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Strickland: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes

  • Do pass as amended

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • 3rd Reading SB1024 Menjivar et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Niello: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ward: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Kalra: yes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-24 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Lackey: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1024

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