SB172Introduced in the Senate
Prescribes certain rights for agricultural workers. (BDR 53-959)
Introduced by Edgar Flores, District 2
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to employment; enacting the Agricultural Workers' Bill of Rights; clarifying provisions relating to the provision of periods for rest and meals; establishing certain rights of agricultural workers related to housing and access to certain service providers; prohibiting certain actions related to weeding and thinning; requiring the provision of certain protections to agricultural workers during certain emergencies and disasters; authorizing collective bargaining for agricultural workers; authorizing the commencement of a civil action in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
(No further action taken.)
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 26, 2025
13
Yes
7
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | No |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
To printer.
From printer.
Read first time. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 307.)
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 752.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File.
Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
Taken from Chief Clerk's desk.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 946.) To printer.
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint.
(No further action taken.)
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