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SB 447

Authors

Umberg
Coauthors: Rubio

Subject

Workers’ compensation: death benefits.

Relating To

relating to workers’ compensation.

Title

An act to amend Section 4856 of the Labor Code, relating to workers’ compensation.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-11

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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Actions

2025-10-11		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 653, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-11		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2927.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-09		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-08-28		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-28		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21		Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-08-20		From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-16		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-23		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-06-05		Referred to Com. on INS.
2025-05-29		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1326.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-29		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-27		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23).
2025-05-23		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-16		Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-07		April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-28		Set for hearing April 7.
2025-03-26		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-18		Set for hearing March 26.
2025-02-26		Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-02-19		From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2025-02-18		Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-11
Enrolled		2025-09-16
Amended Assembly		2025-06-23
Introduced		2025-02-18

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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. Under existing law, when a local employee who is a firefighter or peace officer, as specified, and that employee is killed or dies as a result of an accident or injury caused by external violence of physical force incurred in the performance of their duty, the employer is required to continue providing health benefits to the deceased employee’s minor dependents under the benefits extended to the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, until the minor dependent is 21 years of age. This bill would increase that age to 26 years of age.