California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1695 — Unemployment insurance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2017.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2017. 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 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the Joint Enforcement Strike Force on the Underground Economy to combat tax violations and cash-pay employment, and requires the membership of the Strike Force to be composed of representatives of specified state agencies, including representatives from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Existing law abolishes the Office of Criminal Justice Planning as of January 1, 2004, and transfers all powers of the former Office of Criminal Justice Planning to the Office of Emergency Services. This bill would remove the Office of Emergency Services from the membership of the Strike Force. (2) Existing law establishes the Employment Development Department, within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and requires the department to be administered by the Director of Employment Development. Existing law requires an employer to file with the Director of Employment Development a report of unemployment contributions and a report of wages paid to his or her workers within a specified time. Existing law authorizes employers who employ individuals to perform domestic service to file reports of wages by telephone. Existing law provides it is a violation of the unemployment insurance law for any person to, among other things, procure counsel advice, or coerce anyone to willfully make a false statement or representation, or to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact in order to lower or avoid any contribution or to avoid being or remaining subject to specified provisions of law. This bill would repeal the authorization for an employer to file reports of wages by telephone. This bill would additionally provide it is a violation for any business entity, as defined, to, among other things, procure counsel advice, or coerce anyone to willfully make a false statement or representation, or to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact in order to lower or avoid any contribution or to avoid being or remaining subject to specified provisions of law. By expanding the application of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law authorizes an additional penalty to be assessed if any person or entity fails to report amounts of paid remuneration for personal services and exempts assessments imposed under specified sections of law from this provision. This bill would delete that exemption. (4) This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to various provisions of law relating to unemployment insurance. (5) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 117, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:40 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1845.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1189.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 19).

  14. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1059.)

  15. Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 5).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on INS.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Insurance · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Insurance

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1695 INS. Assembly Third Reading By DALY

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 15001
Republican 7000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1695 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Joint Enforcement Strike Force on the Underground Economy to combat tax violations and cash-pay employment, and requires the membership of the Strike Force to be composed of representatives of specified state agencies, including representatives from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Existing law abolishes the Office of Criminal Justice Planning as of January 1, 2004, and transfers all powers of the former Office of Criminal Justice Planning to the Office of Emergency Services. This bill would remove the Office of Emergency Services from the membership of the Strike Force. (2) Existing law establishes the Employment Development Department, within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and requires the department to be administered by the Director of Employment Development. Existing law requires an employer to file with the Director of Employment Development a report of unemployment contributions and a report of wages paid to his or her workers within a specified time. Existing law authorizes employers who employ individuals to perform domestic service to file reports of wages by telephone. Existing law provides it is a violation of the unemployment insurance law for any person to, among other things, procure counsel advice, or coerce anyone to willfully make a false statement or representation, or to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact in order to lower or avoid any contribution or to avoid being or remaining subject to specified provisions of law. This bill would repeal the authorization for an employer to file reports of wages by telephone. This bill would additionally provide it is a violation for any business entity, as defined, to, among other things, procure counsel advice, or coerce anyone to willfully make a false statement or representation, or to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact in order to lower or avoid any contribution or to avoid being or remaining subject to specified provisions of law. By expanding the application of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law authorizes an additional penalty to be assessed if any person or entity fails to report amounts of paid remuneration for personal services and exempts assessments imposed under specified sections of law from this provision. This bill would delete that exemption. (4) This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to various provisions of law relating to unemployment insurance. (5) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 1695?
AB 1695 is sponsored by Committee on Insurance.
What is the current status of AB 1695?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2017. Enacted.
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