Department of Transportation: retention proceeds: State Contract Act: bids: bidder's security.
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AB 1671 — Department of Transportation: retention proceeds: State Contract Act: bids: bidder's security.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2012.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2012. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Existing law prohibits the Department of Transportation, until January 1, 2014, from withholding retention proceeds when making progress payments for work performed by a contractor. This bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2020. The bill would also make a statement of legislative findings. The State Contract Act, generally requires bids to be presented under sealed cover and accompanied by bidder's security in the form of cash, a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bidder's bond, as provided. This bill would allow as acceptable forms of bidder's security, an electronic bidder's bond by an admitted surety insurer, a signed bidder's bond by an admitted surety insurer, and cash, a cashier's check, or certified check, as provided.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/11/12 - Chaptered Current pdf September 11, 2012
- Enrolled 08/16/12 - Enrolled pdf August 16, 2012
- Amended 07/06/12 - Amended Senate pdf July 06, 2012
- Introduced 02/14/12 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2012
- AB1671 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2012.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5904.).
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4445.).
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on T. & H.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4675.)
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Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Ammiano · Cosponsor
- Portantino · Cosponsor
- Huffman · Primary
- Jeffries · Cosponsor
- Wieckowski · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Huffman
Co-sponsors (4)
- Ammiano
- Portantino
- Jeffries
- Wieckowski
Not signed on (117)
117 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 117 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 73 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gorell | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| John A. Pérez | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Halderman | — | Not Voting |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Mansoor | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Not Voting |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Valadao | — | Not Voting |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Bonnie Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| V. Manuel Pérez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Not Voting |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Not Voting |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Not Voting |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| La Malfa | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 70 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gorell | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Halderman | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| John A. Pérez | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Valadao | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Not Voting |
| Bonilla | — | Not Voting |
| Furutani | — | Not Voting |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Not Voting |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Not Voting |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Not Voting |
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Mansoor | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Dickinson | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Bonnie Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Not Voting |
| V. Manuel Pérez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Not Voting |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Donnelly | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1671 do?
- Existing law prohibits the Department of Transportation, until January 1, 2014, from withholding retention proceeds when making progress payments for work performed by a contractor. This bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2020. The bill would also make a statement of legislative findings. The State Contract Act, generally requires bids to be presented under sealed cover and accompanied by bidder's security in the form of cash, a cashier's check, a certified check, or a bidder's bond, as provided. This bill would allow as acceptable forms of bidder's security, an electronic bidder's bond by an admitted surety insurer, a signed bidder's bond by an admitted surety insurer, and cash, a cashier's check, or certified check, as provided.
- Who sponsors AB 1671?
- AB 1671 is sponsored by Ammiano, Portantino, Huffman, Jeffries, and Wieckowski.
- What is the current status of AB 1671?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2012. Enacted.
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