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California State Legislature · SB 853 · Chaptered (Chapter 239, Statutes of 2025)

Public employees’ retirement.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Public employees’ retirement. 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. · Mar 4, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 4. · Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. · Mar 12, 2025
Set for hearing April 9. · Mar 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 740.) (April 9). · Apr 9, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 10, 2025
Withdrawn from committee. · Apr 10, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 10, 2025
Set for hearing April 28. · Apr 17, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. · Apr 28, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Apr 29, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 984.) Ordered to the Assembly. · May 1, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · May 1, 2025
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R. · May 19, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 25, 2025
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2). · Jul 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. · Jul 3, 2025
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia. · Jul 7, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Jul 7, 2025
Read third time and amended. · Jul 15, 2025
Ordered to third reading. · Jul 15, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 2816.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 2, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 3, 2025
Ordered to special consent calendar. · Sep 9, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2928.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 11, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 1, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 239, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 1, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Recorded votes

Special Consent SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)Senate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 40, Noes 0, Abstain 0
SB 853 Labor, Public Employment Senate Third Reading By McKINNORAssembly · 2025-09-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 77, Noes 1, Abstain 1
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-07-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 14, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-06-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Consent Calendar 2nd SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)Senate · 2025-05-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 37, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent CalendarSenate · 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 239, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 1, 2025).