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AB 1697

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Measure AB 1697
Authors Kalra  
Subject Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
Relating To relating to employment.
Title An act to amend Section 16608 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 926 of the Labor Code, relating to employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Last Action Dt 2026-09-30
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Two Thirds No Yes No None Yes No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-09-30     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 889, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-30     Approved by the Governor.
2026-09-03     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-26     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 6. Page 6568.).
2026-08-25     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
2026-08-24     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21     Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-04     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-03     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-10     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-27     Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
2026-05-18     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-18     Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 5. Page 5086.).
2026-04-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-22     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 22).
2026-04-14     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-13     Read second time and amended.
2026-04-09     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 8).
2026-03-17     Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-03-16     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16     Referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-02-04     From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2026-02-03     Read first time. To print.
Versions
    Length
Chaptered     2026-09-30     22070
Enrolled     2026-08-30     21558
Amended Senate     2026-08-21     22432
Amended Assembly     2026-04-13     15309
Amended Assembly     2026-03-16     17043
Introduced     2026-02-03     4363
Analyses TBD