California Senate Bill 847
Session 20252026
Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
847
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
3rd Reading SB847 Reyes By Cortese
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Summary
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Under existing law, an employer is required to provide for the payment of workers' compensation and if the employer has not secured the payment of compensation or is illegally uninsured, a lien may be filed against the employer's property or the property of any person found to be parents or substantial shareholders of the employer.
This bill would authorize the director to determine whether a conveyance of real property by an uninsured employer or a substantial shareholder after a date of injury in a claim and prior to the recording of a certificate of lien was intended to retain a beneficial interest in that real property for the uninsured employer or substantial shareholder, resulting in a trust for the benefit of the uninsured employer. The bill would authorize the director to make a prima facie finding that the transaction resulted in a beneficial trust for the uninsured employer when specified circumstances are present, such as the deed indicates that the transfer was made as a gift or that no transfer tax to the county was paid, among others. The bill would require that when the director determines that such a trust exists, a certificate of lien shall be attached to the resulting trust and would require the director to mail written notices of that determination to the transferor and transferee, as prescribed.
02/21/25 - Introduced
February 21, 2025
08/29/25 - Enrolled
August 29, 2025
10/13/25 - Chaptered
October 13, 2025
04/08/25- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
April 8, 2025
04/25/25- Senate Judiciary
April 25, 2025
05/14/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 14, 2025
06/27/25- Assembly Judiciary
June 27, 2025
07/15/25- Assembly Insurance
July 15, 2025
08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations
August 18, 2025
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10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 790, Statutes of 2025.
10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/03/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
08/28/2025
Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/28/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/21/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
08/20/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
07/16/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/02/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on INS.
06/19/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
06/05/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on INS. 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 1334.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/13/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/12/2025
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
05/02/2025
Senate
Set for hearing May 12.
04/30/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/09/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 740.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/08/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 29 in JUD. pending receipt.
03/26/2025
Senate
Set for hearing April 9.
03/12/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
02/24/2025
Senate
Read first time.
02/24/2025
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
02/21/2025
Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 22, 2025 5:55:36 AM
Record Updated
Oct 15, 2025 8:42:48 AM