Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 355
Session 20252026
Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Oct 13, 2025
First Action
Feb 12, 2025
Latest Action
Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
355
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Coauthor
Unknown
Rubio
Coauthor
Summary
Existing law establishes in the Department of Industrial Relations the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement under the direction of the Labor Commissioner and authorizes the Labor Commissioner to investigate employee complaints and recover civil penalties for violations of labor law, as prescribed. Existing law requires an employer who pays wages to a resident employee for services performed either within or without this state, or to a nonresident employee for services performed in this state, to deduct and withhold from those wages a sum which is substantially equivalent to the amount of tax reasonably estimated to be due under the Personal Income Tax Law resulting from the inclusion in the gross income of the employee of the wages which were subject to withholding. Existing law requires the Employment Development Department to have the powers and duties necessary to administer the reporting, collection, refunding to the employer, and enforcement of taxes required to be withheld by employers, as described above. This bill would require, within 60 days of a final judgment being entered against an employer requiring payment to an employee or to the state, as specified, the judgment debtor employer to provide documentation to the Labor Commissioner that the judgment is fully satisfied, a certain bond has been posted, or the judgment debtor entered into an agreement for the judgment to be paid in installments, as prescribed, and is in compliance with that agreement. The bill would make a judgment debtor employer who fails to comply with that provision liable for a civil penalty. The bill would require, if a judgment debtor employer does not comply with that provision, the Labor Commissioner to provide written notice to the judgment debtor employer that the Labor Commissioner will submit the unsatisfied judgment to the Tax Support Division of the Employment Development Department as a notice of potential tax fraud, as prescribed, and that the civil penalty is due within 90 days of the notice.
Documents (9)
10/13/2025
Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
10/13/2025
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.
09/16/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/09/2025
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2713.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
09/08/2025
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
09/08/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2991.) Ordered to the Senate.
09/02/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/20/2025
Assembly
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
07/03/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
06/26/2025
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/26/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/05/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.
05/29/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/29/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/27/2025
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
05/23/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1197.) (May 23).
05/16/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 23.
05/12/2025
Senate
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
05/02/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 12.
04/30/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 939.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/23/2025
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/10/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
04/09/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
04/02/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
03/28/2025
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
03/26/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 9.
02/19/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and TRANS.
02/13/2025
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
02/12/2025
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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