AB-1125
Labor & Employment

Workers’ compensation: peace officers.

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CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Extends workers' compensation heart condition coverage to State Hospital peace officers.
  • Provides full medical, disability, and death benefits for qualifying heart conditions.
  • Maintains coverage for up to 60 months after employment ends.
  • Allows employers to dispute claims with contrary evidence.

Summary

Assembly Member Nguyen's workers' compensation legislation extends heart trouble presumption benefits to peace officers employed by the State Department of State Hospitals, placing them on equal footing with Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees who currently receive these protections. The bill amends the Labor Code to classify heart conditions that develop during service as compensable injuries for these officers.

Under the amended provisions, affected peace officers would receive full hospital, surgical, and medical treatment coverage, along with disability indemnity and death benefits through the workers' compensation system. The presumption that heart trouble arose from employment remains disputable, allowing for evidence-based challenges while requiring the appeals board to uphold the presumption unless successfully contested. Former officers retain this presumption for three months per year of service after leaving their position, not exceeding 60 months total.

The measure maintains existing administrative frameworks while expanding eligibility to a new category of peace officers. While no additional appropriations are required, the Division of Workers' Compensation and Appeals Board would process claims under the updated criteria, potentially increasing the total number of compensable cases within the system.

Key Dates

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Senate Floor
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Senate Committee
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Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1125 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass. To Consent Calendar
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
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Introduced
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Introduced By

Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie NguyenD
California State Assembly Member
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Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/23/2025)

Latest Voting History

June 11, 2025
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Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
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5005PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Extends workers' compensation heart condition coverage to State Hospital peace officers.
  • Provides full medical, disability, and death benefits for qualifying heart conditions.
  • Maintains coverage for up to 60 months after employment ends.
  • Allows employers to dispute claims with contrary evidence.

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Introduced By

Stephanie Nguyen
Stephanie NguyenD
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Nguyen's workers' compensation legislation extends heart trouble presumption benefits to peace officers employed by the State Department of State Hospitals, placing them on equal footing with Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees who currently receive these protections. The bill amends the Labor Code to classify heart conditions that develop during service as compensable injuries for these officers.

Under the amended provisions, affected peace officers would receive full hospital, surgical, and medical treatment coverage, along with disability indemnity and death benefits through the workers' compensation system. The presumption that heart trouble arose from employment remains disputable, allowing for evidence-based challenges while requiring the appeals board to uphold the presumption unless successfully contested. Former officers retain this presumption for three months per year of service after leaving their position, not exceeding 60 months total.

The measure maintains existing administrative frameworks while expanding eligibility to a new category of peace officers. While no additional appropriations are required, the Division of Workers' Compensation and Appeals Board would process claims under the updated criteria, potentially increasing the total number of compensable cases within the system.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (5/23/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Senate Floor
Next Step
Senate Committee
Senate Floor
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1125 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass. To Consent Calendar
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Read first time. To print.

Latest Voting History

June 11, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
5005PASS

Contacts

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Anna CaballeroD
Senator
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Roger NielloR
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Tony StricklandR
Senator
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Shannon GroveR
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Brian JonesR
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Anna CaballeroD
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Roger NielloR
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Tony StricklandR
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Shannon GroveR
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Brian JonesR
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Benjamin AllenD
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Mike McGuireD
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Steven ChoiR
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Eloise ReyesD
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Scott WienerD
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Henry SternD
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Tim GraysonD
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Bob ArchuletaD
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Maria DurazoD
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Melissa HurtadoD
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Tom UmbergD
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Susan RubioD
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Lena GonzalezD
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Megan DahleR
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Kelly SeyartoR
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Josh BeckerD
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Dave CorteseD
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John LairdD
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Rosilicie Ochoa BoghR
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Akilah Weber PiersonD
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Stephanie NguyenD
Assemblymember
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Marie Alvarado-GilR
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Angelique AshbyD
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Catherine BlakespearD
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Caroline MenjivarD
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Steve PadillaD
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Lola Smallwood-CuevasD
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Aisha WahabD
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Jesse ArreguinD
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Christopher CabaldonD
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