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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1149

Employees: bereavement leave.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to 5 days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual's exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual's giving information or testimony as to their own or another person's bereavement leave, or to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any of these rights, as specified. This bill would include a designated person identified by the employee, as specified, in the definition of "family member" and authorize an employer to limit an employee to one designated person per 12-month period for purposes of these provisions relating to bereavement leave.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 19, 2026
House		SB 1149 Durazo Senate Third Reading By WickspassSet your home in California to see
Aug 13, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 10, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
May 19, 2026
Senate		3rd Reading SB1149 Durazo et al.passSet your home in California to see
May 14, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 20, 2026
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Mar 25, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see

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