CA SB 310
deadFailure to pay wages: penalties.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 310 pass?
No. CA SB 310 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
What is CA SB 310 about?
Existing law makes every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee subject to a specified penalty. Existing law makes the initial violation subject to a $100 penalty and each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, subject to a $200 penalty plus 25% of the amount unlawfully withheld. Existing law requires the penalty to either be recovered by an employee as a statutory penalty or by the Labor Commissioner as a civil penalty, as prescribed. This bill also would permit the $200 penalty for each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, to be recovered through an independent civil action, as specified.
Who sponsors CA SB 310?
Wiener is the primary sponsor of CA SB 310, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law makes every person who fails to pay the wages of each employee subject to a specified penalty. Existing law makes the initial violation subject to a $100 penalty and each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, subject to a $200 penalty plus 25% of the amount unlawfully withheld. Existing law requires the penalty to either be recovered by an employee as a statutory penalty or by the Labor Commissioner as a civil penalty, as prescribed. This bill also would permit the $200 penalty for each subsequent violation, or any willful or intentional violation, to be recovered through an independent civil action, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wienerauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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2026-01-21
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-01-20
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-01-20
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-01-20
From inactive file.
2025-06-05
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Wiener.
2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1195.) (May 23).
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2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-05
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-25
Set for hearing May 5.
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 834.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-10
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-04-09
Set for hearing April 22.
2025-03-26
Set for hearing April 9.
2025-02-19
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
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2025-02-11
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2025-02-10
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-04-09 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: no
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-22 · pass · 10-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Allen: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Valladares: no
- Niello: no
- Caballero: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
Related bills
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