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SB693Introduced in the Senate

Employees: meal periods.

Passed

Introduced by Dave Cortese, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 512 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 95, Statutes of 2025.

July 30, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: SB 693 Cortese 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. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  5. Set for hearing April 30.

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. Set for hearing May 12.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1091.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  12. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

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

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

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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

  17. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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

  19. Approved by the Governor.

  20. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 95, Statutes of 2025.

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