Dave Cortese
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 15
Author
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system to compensate employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employment. Existing law creates a disputable presumption that specified injuries sustained in the course of employment of a specified member of law enforcement or a specified first responder arose out of and in the course of employment. Existing law authorizes the Department of Industrial Relations to expend moneys that have been appropriated for the administration and enforcement of laws under its jurisdiction, as well as for the maintenance of any commission or office of the department, as specified. Existing law establishes the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund within the State Treasury. Existing law requires the director to levy a surcharge upon employers in order to fund, among other things, the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, existing law authorizes funds to be expended for, among other things, the Return-to-Work Program and the enforcement of the insurance coverage program. This bill would create a disputable presumption that a heat-related injury that develops within a specified timeframe after working outdoors for an employer in the agriculture industry that fails to comply with heat illness prevention standards, as defined, arose out of and came in the course of employment. The bill would require the appeals board to find in favor of the employee if the employer fails to rebut the presumption. The bill would specify that compensation awarded for heat-related injury to farmworkers is to include, among other things, medical treatment and disability. The bill would establish the Farmworker Climate Change Heat Injury and Death Fund that would consist of a one-time transfer of $5,000,000 derived from nongeneral funds of the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund for the purpose of administrative costs associated with this presumption. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 6799.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4138.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3979.) (May 16).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 16.
May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 6.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 3726.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3563.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 23 in JUD. pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 10.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1299 | HTML |
| 02/15/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/24 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/09/24- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 04/19/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 05/03/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/25/24- Assembly Insurance | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 10/16/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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