20250SB__138599INT INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 2025 SB INT Introduced by Senator Niello LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Niello

An act to amend

Section 301.6 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to unemployment compensation. unemployment compensation Employment Development Department. Existing law establishes the Employment Development Department within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and requires the department to pay unemployment compensation benefits to unemployed individuals who are eligible to receive benefits, as specified.

Existing law requires the department to be administered by an executive officer known as the Director of Employment Development, and vests the department and director with specified duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction. Existing law, as part of these administrative provisions, grants the department possession of prescribed property. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that property provision. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 301.6 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: 301.6. The Employment Development Department shall have the possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, appropriations, land, and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit or use of the State Department of Benefit Payments in the performance of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that are vested in the Employment Development Department by

Section 301.