California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 989 — Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, allows aggrieved employees to bring civil actions to recover penalties for violations of the Labor Code if the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or its departments, divisions, commissions, boards, agencies, or employees do not do so. The penalties collected in these actions are distributed 75% to the agency to be continuously appropriated for purposes of enforcement and education and 25% to the aggrieved employee, except that if the person does not employ one or more persons, 100% of the penalties are distributed to the agency by continuous appropriation. This bill would require an employee requesting court approval of the settlement of a civil action brought under the act to serve a copy of the court's final approval order and settlement agreement to the agency within 20 days after the order is made and the settlement is final. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  3. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 0. Page 4306.) To Assembly.

  4. Read second time. To third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4167.)

  6. Set for hearing June 29.

  7. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3429.)

  9. (For vote only.)

  10. Set for hearing May 3.

  11. Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  13. Set for hearing April 28.

  14. Re-referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  16. To Com. on RLS.

  17. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 11.

  18. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hollingsworth · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hollingsworth

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB989 Hollingsworth Urgency Clause

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28008
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 31008
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Harman — Yea
Walters — Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 989 do?
Existing law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, allows aggrieved employees to bring civil actions to recover penalties for violations of the Labor Code if the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or its departments, divisions, commissions, boards, agencies, or employees do not do so. The penalties collected in these actions are distributed 75% to the agency to be continuously appropriated for purposes of enforcement and education and 25% to the aggrieved employee, except that if the person does not employ one or more persons, 100% of the penalties are distributed to the agency by continuous appropriation. This bill would require an employee requesting court approval of the settlement of a civil action brought under the act to serve a copy of the court's final approval order and settlement agreement to the agency within 20 days after the order is made and the settlement is final. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 989?
SB 989 is sponsored by Hollingsworth.
What is the current status of SB 989?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 989?
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