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Measure AB 845
Authors Arambula  
Subject Employment: complaints: agricultural employees.
Relating To relating to employment.
Title An act to add Section 57.2 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-11
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-11     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-11     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 624, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3202.).
2025-09-09     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2734.).
2025-09-09     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-07-07     In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18     Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-06-04     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1983.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-22     Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-04-21     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-01     Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-03-28     Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.
2025-03-28     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-20     From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2025-02-19     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-11
Enrolled     2025-09-12
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Assembly     2025-04-21
Amended Assembly     2025-03-28
Introduced     2025-02-19
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								“Reasonable efforts” shall be consistent with each entity’s confidentiality requirements, including, but not limited to, subdivision (c) of Section 6309.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, consisting of various departments and entities, including the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law requires the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to, among other things, maintain a telephone line, as specified, for the purpose of providing interested persons with information concerning their rights and responsibilities, as prescribed, or for referring persons to the appropriate agency or entity with the capacity to render advice or help in dealing with any situation arising out of agricultural labor disputes. Existing law requires the Department of Industrial Relations to, among other things, perform specified functions, including fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations and sets forth its powers and duties regarding the enforcement of labor laws. Existing law also establishes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division to enforce all occupational safety and health standards, as specified. This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, require the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, or Division of Occupational Safety and Health, upon intake of a complaint from an agricultural employee by any department, division, or board within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, to collaborate with each other and take all reasonable efforts to transmit the complaint to the appropriate entity for processing and investigation. The bill would prohibit the transmitting entity from disclosing the identity and personal information of the agricultural employee complainant to the extent prohibited by law without their consent. The bill would define various terms for these purposes.