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SB648Introduced in the Senate

Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

Passed

Introduced by Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, District 28

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 351 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025.

July 30, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: SB 648 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session · July 17, 2025

75

Yes

0

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

79 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Heather Hadwick1Yes
Chris Rogers2Yes
James Gallagher3Absent
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry4Yes
Joe Patterson5Yes
Maggy Krell6Yes
Josh Hoover7Yes
David Tangipa8Yes
Heath Flora9Yes
Stephanie Nguyen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  3. Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

  4. Set for hearing April 9.

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  6. Set for hearing April 22.

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Set for hearing May 5.

  9. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. Set for hearing May 23.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (May 23).

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9).

  20. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate.

  22. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  23. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

  24. Approved by the Governor.

  25. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025.

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