2026 Senate Bill 948

Labor: fair employment practices; requirement for an employee to access or respond to work-related communications outside of usual work hours; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit employers from requiring certain employees to access certain communications at certain times; to prohibit retaliation; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide remedies; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; and to require the promulgation of rules.

Introduced in the Senate

May 7, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-1) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Darrin Camilleri (D-4) and Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Labor