SB-854
Labor & Employment

Unemployment insurance.

Enrolled
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Expands the definition of mail in unemployment insurance to include electronic transmissions.
  • Defines electronic postmark date as the date when a document is sent.
  • Allows unemployment agencies to accept documents through email and digital platforms.

Summary

California's Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement, led by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, proposes modernizing the state's Unemployment Insurance Code by expanding the definition of mail-related terms to include electronic communications alongside traditional postal services.

The legislation establishes that "mail," "mailing," and "mailed" encompass both physical delivery through the United States Postal Service or other common carriers and electronic transmission methods. For electronic communications, the bill defines the postmark date as the transmission date of the writing. This definition applies throughout the Unemployment Insurance Code except where specifically noted otherwise.

The measure adapts the state's unemployment insurance system to contemporary communication methods while maintaining existing administrative processes. State agencies overseeing unemployment insurance programs will need to incorporate electronic transmission protocols into their document handling systems, while ensuring proper recording of electronic postmark dates for time-sensitive communications.

Key Dates

Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
SB 854 Labor, Public Employment and Retirement 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
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB854 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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70% progression
Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (8/28/2025)

Latest Voting History

August 28, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
740579PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Expands the definition of mail in unemployment insurance to include electronic transmissions.
  • Defines electronic postmark date as the date when a document is sent.
  • Allows unemployment agencies to accept documents through email and digital platforms.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Summary

California's Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement, led by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, proposes modernizing the state's Unemployment Insurance Code by expanding the definition of mail-related terms to include electronic communications alongside traditional postal services.

The legislation establishes that "mail," "mailing," and "mailed" encompass both physical delivery through the United States Postal Service or other common carriers and electronic transmission methods. For electronic communications, the bill defines the postmark date as the transmission date of the writing. This definition applies throughout the Unemployment Insurance Code except where specifically noted otherwise.

The measure adapts the state's unemployment insurance system to contemporary communication methods while maintaining existing administrative processes. State agencies overseeing unemployment insurance programs will need to incorporate electronic transmission protocols into their document handling systems, while ensuring proper recording of electronic postmark dates for time-sensitive communications.

70% progression
Bill has passed both houses in identical form and is being prepared for the Governor (8/28/2025)

Key Dates

Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
SB 854 Labor, Public Employment and Retirement 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
Vote on Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Vote on Senate Floor
Consent Calendar 2nd SB854 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Senate Floor
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Latest Voting History

August 28, 2025
PASS
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
740579PASS

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