2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB596: Occupational safety: face coverings.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Section 6403.7 to the Labor Code, relating to occupational safety.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
2/14/2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
State Assembly
3/10/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
State Assembly
3/19/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (April 23).
State Assembly
4/24/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Do pass
4/23/2025
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
3/19/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Tina McKinnor
Democrat