SB-1149 • 2026

Employees: bereavement leave.

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Durazo
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Employees: bereavement leave.

SB 1149, as amended, Durazo.

What This Bill Does

SB 1149, as amended, Durazo.
Employees: bereavement leave.
Existing law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to 5 days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual’s exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual’s giving information or testimony as to their own or another person’s bereavement leave, or to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any of these rights, as specified.
This bill would include a designated person identified by the employee, as specified, in the definition of “family member” and authorize an employer to limit an employee to one designated person per 12-month period for purposes of these provisions relating to bereavement leave.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-19 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-20 California Legislative Information
April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-10 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
April 13 hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-02 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-26 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3690.) (March 25).
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing March 25.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1149, as amended, Durazo.
Employees: bereavement leave.
Existing law makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to 5 days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual’s exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual’s giving information or testimony as to their own or another person’s bereavement leave, or to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any of these rights, as specified.
This bill would include a designated person identified by the employee, as specified, in the definition of “family member” and authorize an employer to limit an employee to one designated person per 12-month period for purposes of these
provisions relating to bereavement leave.

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