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SB 600 — Public contracts: school districts: bidding requirements.
Last action — Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Under existing law, the governing board of a school district may require each prospective bidder for specified contracts to submit a standardized questionnaire and financial statement, including information relating to financial ability and experience in performing public works, which is required to be verified under oath. Existing law further requires a school district requiring the above information to adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders on the basis of the completed questionnaires and financial statements, as specified. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would require the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders described above to cover, at a minimum, the issues covered by the standardized questionnaire and model guidelines for rating bidders developed by the Department of Industrial Relations, as specified. This bill would provide that the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders described above shall not preclude the governing board of the district from prequalifying or disqualifying a subcontractor. This bill would provide that these provisions shall not apply to school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would also require the governing board of the district, except for school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500, for certain public projects, if the governing board of the district chooses not to follow the uniform system of rating bidders described above, to use other procedures, which require a standardized questionnaire and financial statement to be verified under oath, for bidding applicable to public entities, as prescribed. The bill would also require the Director of Industrial Relations, on or before January 1, 2017, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating whether labor violations have decreased, as specified, and to recommend improvements to the system for prequalifying contractors and subcontractors on school district projects. By expanding the scope of an existing crime and by imposing new duties on local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Bill Text
- Amended 07/13/11 - Amended Assembly Current pdf July 13, 2011
- Amended 05/11/11 - Amended Senate pdf May 11, 2011
- Amended 03/24/11 - Amended Senate pdf March 24, 2011
- Introduced 02/17/11 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2011
- SB600 View text html
Action History
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Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.
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Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 6).
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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Referred to Coms. on B., P. & C.P. and ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 1231.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1119.) (May 26).
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Set for hearing May 26.
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Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 23.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 850.) (May 4).
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Set for hearing May 4.
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Hearing postponed by committee.
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Set for hearing April 27.
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Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Susan Rubio · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rubio, Susan Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 27% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Halderman | — | Not Voting |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Nay |
| Wagner | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Not Voting |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 22% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Nay |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Nay |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 35% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Negrete McLeod | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Emmerson | — | Nay |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Nay |
| Beth Gaines | — | Nay |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Nay |
| La Malfa | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 22% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 30% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Blakeslee | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 600 do?
- Under existing law, the governing board of a school district may require each prospective bidder for specified contracts to submit a standardized questionnaire and financial statement, including information relating to financial ability and experience in performing public works, which is required to be verified under oath. Existing law further requires a school district requiring the above information to adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders on the basis of the completed questionnaires and financial statements, as specified. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would require the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders described above to cover, at a minimum, the issues covered by the standardized questionnaire and model guidelines for rating bidders developed by the Department of Industrial Relations, as specified. This bill would provide that the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders described above shall not preclude the governing board of the district from prequalifying or disqualifying a subcontractor. This bill would provide that these provisions shall not apply to school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500. This bill, until January 1, 2018, would also require the governing board of the district, except for school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500, for certain public projects, if the governing board of the district chooses not to follow the uniform system of rating bidders described above, to use other procedures, which require a standardized questionnaire and financial statement to be verified under oath, for bidding applicable to public entities, as prescribed. The bill would also require the Director of Industrial Relations, on or before January 1, 2017, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating whether labor violations have decreased, as specified, and to recommend improvements to the system for prequalifying contractors and subcontractors on school district projects. By expanding the scope of an existing crime and by imposing new duties on local officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Who sponsors SB 600?
- SB 600 is sponsored by Rubio, Susan (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 600?
- This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 600?
- Track SB 600 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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