California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 854 — Employment regulation and supervision: unpaid wages.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the regulation of farm labor contractors and of garment manufacturers by the Labor Commissioner and for their licensure and registration, respectively, by the commissioner. This bill would require an applicant for licensure as a farm labor contractor, for registration as a garment manufacturer, for renewal or reinstatement of the license or registration, and for a change in key personnel, to submit a statement as to whether he or she has satisfied all requirements involving unpaid wages in a final court judgment, as defined, a final order issued by the commissioner, or an accord. The bill would subject any person who provides false information on the statement to a civil penalty, as specified. The bill would require the commissioner to deny the application if the statement shows unpaid wages, unless the applicant submits a bond or cash deposit to guarantee payment of the wages or a notarized accord demonstrating satisfaction of the obligation. The bill would require the commissioner to suspend the license or registration of a farm labor contractor or a garment manufacturer who made a false representation in the statement and would make reinstatement contingent on the applicant demonstrating compliance with the unpaid wages requirements or submitting an accord showing satisfaction of that obligation. The bill would require a licensee or registrant to notify the commissioner within 90 days of a final court judgment, final order issued by the commissioner, or an accord imposing requirements relating to unpaid wages and submit with the notice security, as previously described, for the unpaid wages. The bill would prohibit a licensee or registrant from having a person who is a named judgment debtor in a final court order or order issued by the commissioner for unpaid wages serving in a key personnel capacity and would require the commissioner to suspend the license or registration of a person who violates this prohibition. The bill would require a licensee or registrant to pay to the Labor Commissioner all reasonable costs incurred in adverse license or registration activities, as defined, under its provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 256, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3099.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 2. Page 2112.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 17).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8).

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  13. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1961.)

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 854 ARAMBULA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85000
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 91000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bass — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB854 Arambula By DeSaulnier

Passed 25 Yea · 2 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 242012
Republican 1000
Democratic 0002
Total 252014
% of votes cast 61%5%0%34%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 854 ARAMBULA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 83003
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 854 do?
Existing law provides for the regulation of farm labor contractors and of garment manufacturers by the Labor Commissioner and for their licensure and registration, respectively, by the commissioner. This bill would require an applicant for licensure as a farm labor contractor, for registration as a garment manufacturer, for renewal or reinstatement of the license or registration, and for a change in key personnel, to submit a statement as to whether he or she has satisfied all requirements involving unpaid wages in a final court judgment, as defined, a final order issued by the commissioner, or an accord. The bill would subject any person who provides false information on the statement to a civil penalty, as specified. The bill would require the commissioner to deny the application if the statement shows unpaid wages, unless the applicant submits a bond or cash deposit to guarantee payment of the wages or a notarized accord demonstrating satisfaction of the obligation. The bill would require the commissioner to suspend the license or registration of a farm labor contractor or a garment manufacturer who made a false representation in the statement and would make reinstatement contingent on the applicant demonstrating compliance with the unpaid wages requirements or submitting an accord showing satisfaction of that obligation. The bill would require a licensee or registrant to notify the commissioner within 90 days of a final court judgment, final order issued by the commissioner, or an accord imposing requirements relating to unpaid wages and submit with the notice security, as previously described, for the unpaid wages. The bill would prohibit a licensee or registrant from having a person who is a named judgment debtor in a final court order or order issued by the commissioner for unpaid wages serving in a key personnel capacity and would require the commissioner to suspend the license or registration of a person who violates this prohibition. The bill would require a licensee or registrant to pay to the Labor Commissioner all reasonable costs incurred in adverse license or registration activities, as defined, under its provisions.
Who sponsors AB 854?
AB 854 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 854?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 854?
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