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CA SB693

Bill

Status

Passed

7/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dave Cortese

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds employees of water corporations to the list of workers exempt from California's standard meal period requirements, which normally mandate a 30-minute break after 5 hours of work

  • Water corporation employees must still be covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement that provides for wages, hours, meal periods, binding arbitration, premium overtime rates, and hourly pay at least 30% above minimum wage to qualify for the exemption

  • Aligns treatment of water corporation employees with existing exemptions already in place for electrical corporations, gas corporations, and local publicly owned electric utilities

  • "Water corporation" is defined by reference to Section 241 of the Public Utilities Code

Legislative Description

Employees: meal periods.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 95, Statutes of 2025.

7/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/26/2025
Labor and Employment5/29/2025
Appropriations4/30/2025
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement3/5/2025
Rules2/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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