California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 720 — Public contracts: uniform construction cost accounting provisions: alternative procedures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 683, Statutes of 2011.

  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 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes procedures for local public agencies to follow when engaged in public works projects, and authorizes agencies to elect to become subject to uniform construction cost accounting provisions. Existing law specifies that a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner is not prohibited by those provisions from utilizing, as an alternative, other procedures governing county highway contracts. This bill would revise the above provision that specifies that a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner is not prohibited from using alternative procedures governing county highway contracts to limit the use of those alternative procedures on or after January 1, 2013, to maintenance and emergency work and new road construction and road reconstruction, as provided. The bill would permit counties with a population of less than 50,000, on or after January 1, 2013, to continue to utilize alternative procedures for county highway contracts. Existing law authorizes public projects of $30,000 or less to be performed by the employees of the public agency by force account, negotiated contract, or purchase order. This bill would increase the amount for which public projects are authorized to be performed by the employees of the public agency, as specified above, to $45,000. Existing law also authorizes public projects of $125,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, as specified, and requires public projects of more than $125,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedure, except as provided. This bill would increase the above limits from $125,000 to $175,000. Existing law governing public contracts establishes procedures that public agencies, as defined, are required to follow when performing public works projects, and authorizes the governing board of the public agency to adopt a resolution, by a 4/5 vote, to award the contract at $137,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder when all informal bids on the public works project are in excess of $125,000. This bill would increase the above limits from $125,000 to $175,000, and from $137,500 to $187,500, respectively.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 683, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2545.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1964.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  11. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and GOV. & F.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 18. Page 1674.)

  14. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1498.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 11).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  21. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hall · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hall

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 720 HALL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72005
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cook — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Logue — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB720 Hall By Lowenthal

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Huff — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Rubio — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
La Malfa — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 720 HALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 18 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 4816013
Democratic 1000
Total 4918013
% of votes cast 61%23%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fong — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Nay
Hill — Nay
Huber — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Nay
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Knight — Yea
Norby — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Davis — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 720 do?
Existing law establishes procedures for local public agencies to follow when engaged in public works projects, and authorizes agencies to elect to become subject to uniform construction cost accounting provisions. Existing law specifies that a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner is not prohibited by those provisions from utilizing, as an alternative, other procedures governing county highway contracts. This bill would revise the above provision that specifies that a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner is not prohibited from using alternative procedures governing county highway contracts to limit the use of those alternative procedures on or after January 1, 2013, to maintenance and emergency work and new road construction and road reconstruction, as provided. The bill would permit counties with a population of less than 50,000, on or after January 1, 2013, to continue to utilize alternative procedures for county highway contracts. Existing law authorizes public projects of $30,000 or less to be performed by the employees of the public agency by force account, negotiated contract, or purchase order. This bill would increase the amount for which public projects are authorized to be performed by the employees of the public agency, as specified above, to $45,000. Existing law also authorizes public projects of $125,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, as specified, and requires public projects of more than $125,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedure, except as provided. This bill would increase the above limits from $125,000 to $175,000. Existing law governing public contracts establishes procedures that public agencies, as defined, are required to follow when performing public works projects, and authorizes the governing board of the public agency to adopt a resolution, by a 4/5 vote, to award the contract at $137,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder when all informal bids on the public works project are in excess of $125,000. This bill would increase the above limits from $125,000 to $175,000, and from $137,500 to $187,500, respectively.
Who sponsors AB 720?
AB 720 is sponsored by Hall.
What is the current status of AB 720?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 720?
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