California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 75
Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law provides for various employment programs to assist formerly incarcerated individuals in finding and retaining employment, including the Pre-Release Construction Trades Certificate Program administered by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Prison to Employment Program administered by the California Workforce Development Board.
Existing law establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce.
This bill would, by January 1, 2028, require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in partnership with the Department of Industrial Relations, to establish the Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program. The bill would, until January 1, 2032, provide incarcerated individuals access to preapprenticeship training in the skilled construction and building trades. The bill would require the program to provide, among other things, instruction based on the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum and content coordinated with joint apprenticeship training committees. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement the program at one men's facility and one women's facility. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, beginning January 1, 2029, to annually report certain data regarding participation in the program to the Legislature.
Text versions
- 09/18/25 - Enrolled· Sep 18, 2025
- 06/17/25 - Amended Assembly· Jun 17, 2025
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 26, 2025
- 01/15/25 - Introduced· Jan 15, 2025
- SB75
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 Senate | Unfinished Business SB75 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 13, 2025 House | SB 75 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 29, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 15, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 9, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 2, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading SB75 Smallwood-Cuevas | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 12, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Veto sustained. - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Stricken from file. - Oct 13, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. - Oct 13, 2025 · Senate
Vetoed by the Governor. - Sep 23, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - Sep 13, 2025 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3022.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Sep 12, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Sep 12, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 3409.) Ordered to the Senate. - Sep 2, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29). - Aug 20, 2025 · House
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. - Jul 16, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 10, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Jun 17, 2025 · House
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. - Jun 9, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and PUB. S. - Jun 3, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1388.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 23). - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 23. - May 12, 2025 · Senate
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - May 2, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 12. - Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 869.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 23. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and PUB. S. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS. - Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15. - Jan 15, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.