California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2646: Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 1208 to the Labor Code, relating to employment, and making an appropriation therefor. employment, and making an appropriation therefor Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers. Existing law establishes a minimum wage for all industries and imposes criminal penalties for violation of these wage provisions. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to collect due and unpaid wages or benefits on behalf of workers…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add Section 1208 to the Labor Code, relating to employment, and making an appropriation therefor. employment, and making an appropriation therefor Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers. Existing law establishes a minimum wage for all industries and imposes criminal penalties for violation of these wage provisions. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to collect due and unpaid wages or benefits on behalf of workers. Under existing law, the commissioner acts as trustee and deposits collected wages and benefits into the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund, which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of remitting the collected wages or benefits. This bill would require the minimum hourly wage for an approved agricultural employee and corresponding employee, as defined, to be $19.75 per hour. Commencing January 1, 2027, and each January thereafter, the bill would require the above-described minimum hourly wage to be adjusted by an amount equal to the cost-of-living adjustment for social security benefits, as specified. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. By increasing the revenue to the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, and expanding the purposes for which moneys in that fund may be used, the bill would make an appropriation. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts …
Sponsors
- Maggy Krell (D, AD06) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 956, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13).
- : In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- : From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- : Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2646 Krell By Umberg (August 25, 2026): 30 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 24, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- AB 2646 Krell Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 58 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do pass. (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2646?
- AB2646 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers.
- What does AB2646 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 1208 to the Labor Code, relating to employment, and making an appropriation therefor. employment, and making an appropriation therefor Employment: minimum wages: agricultural workers. Existing law establishes a minimum wage for all industries and imposes criminal penalties for violation of these wage provisions. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to collect due and unpaid wages or benefits on behalf of workers…
- What is the status of AB2646?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 956, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2646?
- Maggy Krell (D, AD06).
- Where is the official record for AB2646?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2646
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