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Measure SB 854
Authors Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement  
Subject Unemployment insurance.
Relating To relating to unemployment insurance.
Title An act to add Section 22 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to unemployment insurance.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
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
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 240, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-03     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-08-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-28     In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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).
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-19     Referred to Com. on INS.
2025-05-01     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 984.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-01     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-04-29     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-28     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
2025-04-17     Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-10     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 740.) (April 9).
2025-03-26     Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-03-05     From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 4.
2025-03-04     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-08-29
Amended Senate     2025-04-10
Introduced     2025-03-04
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the Unemployment Insurance Code, governs unemployment insurance in the state, including, among other things, the administration of unemployment and disability compensation. Existing law defines various terms for purposes of the code. This bill would define “mail,” “mailing,” or “mailed” to include a writing transmitted by the United States Postal Service or other common mail carrier or by electronic transmission, as specified.