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California 20252026

AB 2646

Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill, appropriation
Subjects
Employment, agriculturalworkers, minimumwages
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes a minimum wage for all industries and imposes criminal penalties for violation of these wage provisions. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to collect due and unpaid wages or benefits on behalf of workers. Under existing law, the commissioner acts as trustee and deposits collected wages and benefits into the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund, which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of remitting the collected wages or benefits. This bill would require the minimum hourly wage for an approved agricultural employee and corresponding employee, as defined, to be $19.75 per hour. Commencing January 1, 2027, and each January thereafter, the bill would require the above-described minimum hourly wage to be adjusted by an amount equal to the cost-of-living adjustment for social security benefits, as specified. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. By increasing the revenue to the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, and expanding the purposes for which moneys in that fund may be used, the bill would make an appropriation. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  2. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  6. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  8. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

    referral-committee

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    reading-1, referral-committee

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 16.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5143.)

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  16. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

    referral-committee

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  18. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

    referral-committee

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  20. Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

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