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AB 1697
Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
Assembly · Jobs and workers
Floor votes (3)
May 18, 2026 — Third reading vote
Passed · 61 yes · 5 no · 14 other
Yes (61): Dawn Addis, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Patrick Ahrens, Juan Alanis, David Alvarez, Joaquin Arambula, Jasmeet Bains, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Steve Bennett, Marc Berman, Blanca Rubio, Tasha Boerner, Mia Bonta, Isaac Bryan, Jessica Caloza, Juan Carrillo, Damon Connolly, Laurie Davies, Sade Elhawary, Heath Flora, Mike Fong, Jesse Gabriel, Robert Garcia, Mike Gipson, Matt Haney, John Harabedian, Gregg Hart, Jacqui Irwin, Corey Jackson, Jeff Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, Maggy Krell, Josh Lowenthal, Mark González, Tina McKinnor, Michelle Rodriguez, Al Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Liz Ortega, Blanca Pacheco, Diane Papan, Darsh Patel, Joe Patterson, Gail Pellerin, Cottie Petrie-Norris, James Ramos, Rhodesia Ransom, Robert Rivas, Chris Rogers, Pilar Schiavo, Nick Schultz, LaShae Sharp-Collins, José Solache, Esmeralda Soria, Avelino Valencia, Greg Wallis, Chris Ward, Buffy Wicks, Lori Wilson, Rick Zbur, Anamarie Ávila Farías
No (5): Carl DeMaio, Heather Hadwick, Joshua Hoover, Ali Macedo, Kate Sanchez
Other / no vote recorded (14): Lisa Calderon, Leticia Castillo, Celeste Rodriguez, Phillip Chen, Diane Dixon, Stan Ellis, James Gallagher, Natasha Johnson, Tom Lackey, Alex Lee, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Catherine Stefani, Tri Ta, David Tangipa
Official motion wording
AB 1697 Kalra Third Reading Urgency
Official record: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
August 25, 2026 — Third reading vote
Passed · 40 yes · 0 no
Yes (40): Ben Allen, Marie Alvarado-Gil, Bob Archuleta, Jesse Arreguín, Angelique Ashby, Josh Becker, Catherine Blakespear, Christopher Cabaldon, Anna Caballero, Sabrina Cervantes, Steve Choi, Dave Cortese, Megan Dahle, María Elena Durazo, Lena Gonzalez, Tim Grayson, Shannon Grove, Melissa Hurtado, Brian Jones, John Laird, Monique Limón, Mike McGuire, Jerry McNerney, Caroline Menjivar, Roger Niello, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Steve Padilla, Sasha Pérez, Eloise Reyes, Laura Richardson, Susan Rubio, Kelly Seyarto, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Henry Stern, Tony Strickland, Tom Umberg, Suzette Valladares, Aisha Wahab, Akilah Weber Pierson, Scott Wiener
Official motion wording
3rd Reading AB1697 Kalra By Laird Urgency Clause
Official record: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
August 26, 2026 — Concurrence vote
Passed · 68 yes · 6 no · 5 other
Yes (68): Dawn Addis, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Patrick Ahrens, Juan Alanis, David Alvarez, Joaquin Arambula, Jasmeet Bains, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Steve Bennett, Marc Berman, Blanca Rubio, Tasha Boerner, Mia Bonta, Isaac Bryan, Lisa Calderon, Jessica Caloza, Juan Carrillo, Celeste Rodriguez, Damon Connolly, Laurie Davies, Diane Dixon, Sade Elhawary, Heath Flora, Mike Fong, Jesse Gabriel, Robert Garcia, Mike Gipson, Matt Haney, John Harabedian, Gregg Hart, Joshua Hoover, Jacqui Irwin, Corey Jackson, Jeff Gonzalez, Ash Kalra, Maggy Krell, Alex Lee, Josh Lowenthal, Mark González, Tina McKinnor, Michelle Rodriguez, Al Muratsuchi, Stephanie Nguyen, Liz Ortega, Blanca Pacheco, Diane Papan, Darsh Patel, Joe Patterson, Gail Pellerin, Cottie Petrie-Norris, Sharon Quirk-Silva, James Ramos, Rhodesia Ransom, Robert Rivas, Chris Rogers, Pilar Schiavo, Nick Schultz, LaShae Sharp-Collins, José Solache, Esmeralda Soria, Catherine Stefani, Avelino Valencia, Greg Wallis, Chris Ward, Buffy Wicks, Lori Wilson, Rick Zbur, Anamarie Ávila Farías
No (6): Carl DeMaio, Stan Ellis, Heather Hadwick, Natasha Johnson, Ali Macedo, Kate Sanchez
Other / no vote recorded (5): Leticia Castillo, Phillip Chen, Tom Lackey, Tri Ta, David Tangipa
Official motion wording
AB 1697 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Official record: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov