California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 878 — Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 686, Statutes of 2011.

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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 17, 2011. 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensing and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar of contractors and requires a workers' compensation insurer to report to the registrar specified information regarding a licensee's workers' compensation policy. This bill would, additionally, require a workers' compensation insurer to report to the registrar a licensee whose workers' compensation insurance policy is canceled by the insurer if the insurer has completed a premium audit or investigation, a material misrepresentation has been made by the insured that results in financial harm to the insurer, and no reimbursement has been paid by the insured to the insurer. The bill would provide that that information is not subject to the California Public Records Act. The bill would also provide that a willful or deliberate disregard and violation of workers' compensation insurance laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action by the registrar against the licensee. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 686, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2628.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2019.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

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

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  13. Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and L. & I.R.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1566.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 18).

  18. Measure version as amended on April 25 corrected.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  21. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  22. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  24. Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P.

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

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Monning

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 878 BERRYHILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Allen — Yea
Miller — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — 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

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Special Consent #8 AB878 Bill Berryhill

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 0001
Democratic 0002
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Liu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Simitian — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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AB 878 BERRYHILL Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73004
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
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 Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 878 do?
Existing law, the Contractors' State License Law, provides for the licensing and regulation of contractors by the Contractors' State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a registrar of contractors and requires a workers' compensation insurer to report to the registrar specified information regarding a licensee's workers' compensation policy. This bill would, additionally, require a workers' compensation insurer to report to the registrar a licensee whose workers' compensation insurance policy is canceled by the insurer if the insurer has completed a premium audit or investigation, a material misrepresentation has been made by the insured that results in financial harm to the insurer, and no reimbursement has been paid by the insured to the insurer. The bill would provide that that information is not subject to the California Public Records Act. The bill would also provide that a willful or deliberate disregard and violation of workers' compensation insurance laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action by the registrar against the licensee. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors AB 878?
AB 878 is sponsored by Bill Berryhill and Monning.
What is the current status of AB 878?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 878?
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