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CaliforniaSB 6482025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

Sponsored By: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Labor Commissioner can recover taken tips

The California Labor Commissioner can investigate when tips are taken or withheld. The agency can issue citations or file civil actions. It uses its standard citation and penalty process to enforce payment. This gives workers a way to recover owed tips and penalties from employers.

Workers keep all tips, including card tips

If you get tips, your employer cannot take any part of them or count them toward wages. Tips are your property. For credit card tips, your employer must pay the full amount and cannot deduct card fees. You must get those tips by the next regular payday after the customer authorized the card payment.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 178 • No: 0

House vote • 7/17/2025

Item 139 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 75 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/9/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 12 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/25/2025

Vote in CX14

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/29/2025

Item 337 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 38 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 6 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/5/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 13 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/9/2025

Vote in CS56

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2025.

    7/30/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    7/30/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

    7/25/2025legislature

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    7/17/2025Senate

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2595.) Ordered to the Senate.

    7/17/2025House

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    7/10/2025House

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9).

    7/9/2025House

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/2/2025House

  9. 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.

    6/26/2025House

  10. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

    6/5/2025House

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    5/29/2025House

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1328.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    5/29/2025Senate

  13. Ordered to special consent calendar.

    5/27/2025Senate

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/23/2025Senate

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025Senate

  16. Set for hearing May 23.

    5/16/2025Senate

  17. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    5/5/2025Senate

  18. Set for hearing May 5.

    4/25/2025Senate

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 836.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/23/2025Senate

  20. Set for hearing April 22.

    4/9/2025Senate

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/9/2025Senate

  22. Set for hearing April 9.

    3/26/2025Senate

  23. Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

    3/5/2025Senate

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

    2/21/2025Senate

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    2/20/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    7/30/2025

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  • Enrolled

    7/18/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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