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California State Legislature · SB 648 · Chaptered (Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025)

Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Employment: gratuities: enforcement. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 20, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. · Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. · Mar 5, 2025
Set for hearing April 9. · Mar 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 9, 2025
Set for hearing April 22. · Apr 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025
Set for hearing May 5. · Apr 25, 2025
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 5, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 23, 2025
Ordered to special consent calendar. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 29, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 29, 2025
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. · Jun 5, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 2, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). · Jul 9, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Jul 10, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate. · Jul 17, 2025
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Jul 17, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · Jul 25, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Jul 30, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025. · Jul 30, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Smallwood-Cuevas

Recorded votes

SB 648 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAssembly · 2025-07-17 · (PASS) · Ayes 75, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-07-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 12, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-06-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Special Consent SB648 Smallwood-CuevasSenate · 2025-05-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 38, Noes 0, Abstain 2
Do passSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-05 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-04-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025. (Jul 30, 2025).