The California Legislature concluded its 2024-2025 session in the wee hours of September 13, 2025, and sent the last of its approved bills to Governor Newsom for consideration.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature concluded its 2024-2025 session in the wee hours of September 13, 2025, and sent the last of its approved bills to Governor Newsom for consideration. The Governor has until October 13 to approve or veto a variety of bills impacting employers in California.
The California Legislature put pencils down on September 13, 2025, and sent the last of its approved bills to Governor Newsom, who has until October 13 to decide which employment bills will become laws effective January 1, 2026.
According to Chris Micheli, about 1/3 of the almost 2,400 bills introduced this Session between the Senate and Assembly passed the Legislature and made their way to the Governor's desk. The most significant bills for his consideration impacting employers address regulation of employers' use of automated decision systems, extensions of meal and rest period exemptions for certain industries, policing tip theft, pay equity, and immigration rights.
Bills Already Signed Into Law
AB 751 – Rest Periods – Petroleum Facility Safety Sensitive Positions
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