Anna Caballero
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 14
Author
Existing law regulates business activities in order to maintain competition. Existing law voids contractual provisions by which a person is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind, except as otherwise provided. This bill would establish that any contract that is void under the law described above is unenforceable regardless of where and when the contract was signed. The bill would prohibit an employer or former employer from attempting to enforce a contract that is void regardless of whether the contract was signed and the employment was maintained outside of California. The bill would prohibit an employer from entering into a contract with an employee or prospective employee that includes a provision that is void under the law described above. The bill would establish that an employer who violates that law commits a civil violation. The bill would authorize an employee, former employee, or prospective employee to bring an action to enforce that law for injunctive relief or the recovery of actual damages, or both, and would provide that a prevailing employee, former employee, or prospective employee is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The bill would also make a related statement of legislative findings and declarations.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 157, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2686.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 5).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1365.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1180.) (May 18).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 18.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 800.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB699 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/10/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/23 - Enrolled | |
| 09/01/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/23- Assembly Labor and Employment | |
| 06/30/23- Assembly Judiciary |
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