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Employee classification.

Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.

CA SB 1403 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

Stage
Committee hearing
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Apr 21, 2026

What it does

Existing law requires a 3-part test, commonly known as the "ABC" test, to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors for purposes of the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code, and the wage orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission. Under the ABC test, a person providing labor or services for remuneration is considered an employee rather than an independent contractor unless the hiring entity demonstrates that the person is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, the person performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business, and the person is customarily engaged in an…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    Committee hearing · Apr 21, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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