Bill Commons

CA SB 555

in committee

Workers' compensation: average annual earnings.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 555 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 555 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

What is CA SB 555 about?

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law provides for temporary disability, permanent total disability, or permanent partial disability benefits, among other benefits, for an injured employee and requires the computation of an injured employee's average annual earnings and average weekly earnings for purposes of determining those disability benefits. Existing law requires, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at various amounts, including between $240 and $435 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2014, except as specified. This bill would require, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at between $363 and $658 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2027.

Who sponsors CA SB 555?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SB 555, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law provides for temporary disability, permanent total disability, or permanent partial disability benefits, among other benefits, for an injured employee and requires the computation of an injured employee's average annual earnings and average weekly earnings for purposes of determining those disability benefits. Existing law requires, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at various amounts, including between $240 and $435 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2014, except as specified. This bill would require, for computing average annual earnings for purposes of permanent partial disability indemnity, that average weekly earnings be taken at between $363 and $658 for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2027.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-06-24 — June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • Lairdcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-06-01

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

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  3. 2026-05-04

    Referred to Com. on INS.

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  4. 2026-01-27

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  5. 2026-01-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 3300.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  6. 2026-01-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. 2026-01-22

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  8. 2026-01-22

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3269.) (January 22).

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  9. 2026-01-20

    Set for hearing January 22.

  10. 2025-05-23

    May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  11. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  12. 2025-05-05

    May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2025-04-25

    Set for hearing May 5.

  14. 2025-04-24

    April 28 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. 2025-04-22

    Set for hearing April 28.

  16. 2025-04-21

    April 21 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. 2025-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21.

  18. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  19. 2025-04-01

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  20. 2025-03-26

    Set for hearing April 9.

  21. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  22. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  23. 2025-02-20

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

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 04/01/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-01Compare
  • 01/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-01-22Compare
  • 06/01/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-01Compare
  • SB555Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-04-09 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Strickland: no

  • 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 as amended

    2026-01-22 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading SB555 Caballero et al.

    2026-01-27 · pass · 30-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Grove: no
    • Jones: no
    • Niello: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Choi: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Strickland: no

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