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California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 240 — Compensation recovery actions: liquidated damages.

Last action September 07, 2011 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2011.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner, who is the Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, to investigate employee complaints and to provide for a hearing in any action to recover wages, penalties, and other demands for compensation properly before the commissioner or the division and to determine all matters arising under his or her jurisdiction. Existing law permits an employee to recover liquidated damages in a court action alleging payment of less than the state minimum wage. This bill would permit an employee to recover liquidated damages pursuant to a complaint brought before the Labor Commissioner alleging payment of less than the minimum wage fixed by an order of the Industrial Welfare Commission or by statute. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 98 of the Labor Code proposed by AB 469, to be operative only if AB 469 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, both bills amend Section 98, and this bill is enacted after AB 469. The bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 1194.2 of the Labor Code proposed by AB 197, to be operative only if AB 197 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, both bills amend Section 1194.2, and this bill is enacted after AB 197.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/07/11 - Chaptered Current pdf September 07, 2011
Enrolled 08/24/11 - Enrolled pdf August 24, 2011
Amended 07/11/11 - Amended Senate pdf July 11, 2011
Amended 06/02/11 - Amended Senate pdf June 02, 2011
Amended 03/08/11 - Amended Assembly pdf March 08, 2011
Introduced 02/03/11 - Introduced pdf February 03, 2011
AB240 View text html

Action History

September 07, 2011
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2011.
September 07, 2011
Approved by the Governor.
August 26, 2011
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
August 22, 2011
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 2489.).
August 18, 2011
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
August 18, 2011
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 1965.).
July 12, 2011
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
July 11, 2011
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
June 09, 2011
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
June 08, 2011
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 8).
June 02, 2011
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.
May 19, 2011
Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
May 05, 2011
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 05, 2011
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 22. Page 1237.)
April 25, 2011
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
April 14, 2011
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 13).
March 09, 2011
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
March 08, 2011
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
February 18, 2011
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
February 04, 2011
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
February 03, 2011
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Bonilla

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 240 BONILLA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 22, 2011

Passed 49 Yea · 26 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	0	2	0	0
Unaffiliated	49	24	0	4
Democratic	0	0	0	1
Total	49	26	0	5
% of votes cast	61%	33%	0%	6%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Butler	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Gatto	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Allen	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
John A. Pérez	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Perea	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Mitchell	—	Yea
Yamada	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Not Voting
Galgiani	—	Not Voting
Bonilla	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Gordon	—	Yea
Gorell	—	Not Voting
Campos	—	Yea
Hagman	—	Nay
Fletcher	—	Nay
Halderman	—	Nay
Harkey	—	Nay
Hayashi	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Knight	—	Nay
Beall	—	Yea
Block	—	Yea
Conway	—	Nay
Davis	—	Yea
Donnelly	—	Nay
Lara	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Miller	—	Nay
Monning	—	Yea
Morrell	—	Nay
Nestande	—	Nay
Norby	—	Not Voting
Olsen	—	Nay
Pan	—	Yea
Silva	—	Nay
Solorio	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Achadjian	—	Nay
Alejo	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Jeffries	—	Nay
Logue	—	Nay
Ma	—	Yea
Mansoor	—	Nay
Nielsen	—	Nay
Smyth	—	Nay
Valadao	—	Nay
Wagner	—	Nay
Chesbro	—	Yea
Cook	—	Nay
Eng	—	Yea
Dickinson	—	Yea
Garrick	—	Nay
Beth Gaines	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal	—	Yea
Roger Hernández	—	Yea
V. Manuel Pérez	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay

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3rd Reading AB240 Bonilla By Lieu

August 18, 2011

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	22	14	0	1
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	24	15	0	1
% of votes cast	60%	38%	0%	3%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
Cannella	—	Nay
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
Negrete McLeod	—	Yea
Rubio	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Nay
Hancock	—	Yea
Harman	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
De León	—	Not Voting
Hernandez	—	Yea
Huff	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Dutton	—	Nay
Anderson	—	Nay
Blakeslee	—	Nay
Lieu	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Walters	—	Nay
Wolk	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Alquist	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Emmerson	—	Nay
Correa	—	Yea
DeSaulnier	—	Yea
Beth Gaines	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
La Malfa	—	Nay
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

June 08, 2011

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	2	0	0
Democratic	0	0	0	1
Total	4	2	0	1
% of votes cast	57%	29%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Runner	—	Nay
Leno	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
DeSaulnier	—	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Not Voting

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AB 240 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading

May 05, 2011

Passed 50 Yea · 22 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	47	21	0	6
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	1
Total	50	22	0	7
% of votes cast	63%	28%	0%	9%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Gorell	—	Not Voting
Halderman	—	Nay
Butler	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Gatto	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Perea	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
John A. Pérez	—	Yea
Mitchell	—	Yea
Yamada	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Not Voting
Garrick	—	Not Voting
Campos	—	Yea
Gordon	—	Yea
Bonilla	—	Yea
Atkins	—	Yea
Hagman	—	Nay
Fletcher	—	Nay
Hall	—	Yea
Harkey	—	Nay
Hayashi	—	Yea
Conway	—	Nay
Jeffries	—	Nay
Block	—	Yea
Cook	—	Nay
Davis	—	Yea
Donnelly	—	Nay
Lara	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Miller	—	Nay
Morrell	—	Nay
Nestande	—	Nay
Nielsen	—	Not Voting
Olsen	—	Nay
Pan	—	Yea
Silva	—	Nay
Smyth	—	Nay
Torres	—	Yea
Wieckowski	—	Yea
Achadjian	—	Nay
Alejo	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Hueso	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Knight	—	Nay
Logue	—	Nay
Mansoor	—	Nay
Monning	—	Yea
Norby	—	Nay
Solorio	—	Yea
Valadao	—	Not Voting
Wagner	—	Nay
Williams	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Not Voting
Chesbro	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Dickinson	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	Yea
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal	—	Yea
Roger Hernández	—	Yea
V. Manuel Pérez	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

April 13, 2011

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	4	1	0	1
Total	5	1	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	14%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Gorell	—	Not Voting
Miller	—	Nay
Swanson	—	Yea
Alejo	—	Yea
Yamada	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

labor

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 240 do?: Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner, who is the Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, to investigate employee complaints and to provide for a hearing in any action to recover wages, penalties, and other demands for compensation properly before the commissioner or the division and to determine all matters arising under his or her jurisdiction. Existing law permits an employee to recover liquidated damages in a court action alleging payment of less than the state minimum wage. This bill would permit an employee to recover liquidated damages pursuant to a complaint brought before the Labor Commissioner alleging payment of less than the minimum wage fixed by an order of the Industrial Welfare Commission or by statute. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 98 of the Labor Code proposed by AB 469, to be operative only if AB 469 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, both bills amend Section 98, and this bill is enacted after AB 469. The bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 1194.2 of the Labor Code proposed by AB 197, to be operative only if AB 197 and this bill are both enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, both bills amend Section 1194.2, and this bill is enacted after AB 197.
Who sponsors AB 240?: AB 240 is sponsored by Bonilla.
What is the current status of AB 240?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 240?: Track AB 240 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: AB 240
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2011-2012 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 03, 2011
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Bonilla

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