The California Assembly passed SB 171, a labor trailer bill making cleanup changes to the 2026 Budget Act.
According to the floor-session summary, the measure would let the Department of Industrial Relations accept electronic funds transfer payments, align disability-benefit rules with workers’ compensation requirements, and update grant-reporting timelines. The transcript summary also describes the bill as a technical and cleanup measure tied to the budget.
SB 171 was one of several budget-related bills taken up during the Assembly’s June 29 floor session, alongside measures dealing with clean energy, developmental services, housing, and taxation. The available summary does not include the final vote tally or detailed debate beyond those general points.
The bill now advances to the next step in the legislative process.
