California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2249 — Public contracts: local agencies: alternative procedure.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 169, Statutes of 2018.

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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 13, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act authorizes a public agency, whose governing board has by resolution elected, to become subject to uniform construction cost accounting procedures. Existing law declares that these procedures promote statewide uniformity of the cost accounting standards and bidding procedures on construction work performed or contracted by public entities. The act defines "public agency" as a city, county, city and county, including chartered cities and chartered counties, any special district, and any other agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries, and also includes a nonprofit transit corporation wholly owned by a public agency and formed to carry out the purposes of the public agency. The act authorizes public projects of $45,000 or less to be performed by the employees of a public agency, authorizes public projects of $175,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, and requires public projects of more than $175,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedures. The act permits the governing body of a public agency, in the event all bids received for the performance of that public project are in excess of $175,000, to award the contract at $187,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable. This bill would instead authorize public projects of $60,000 or less to be performed by the employees of a public agency, authorize public projects of $200,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, and require public projects of more than $200,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedures. The bill would permit the governing body of a public agency, in the event all bids received for the performance of that public project are in excess of $200,000, to award the contract at $212,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable. The act creates the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. The commission is required to consider whether there have been material changes in public construction costs and to make recommendations to the Controller regarding adjustments in the monetary limits described above that determine which bidding procedures shall apply to public projects. The act requires any adjustment to be effective beginning with the fiscal year which commences not less than 60 days following the Controller's notification of the adjustment to all public agencies. This bill would, instead, require the Controller to notify only the participating public agencies of the adjustment prior to the adjustment taking effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 169, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6138.).

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5039.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  11. Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4791.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 11).

  16. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Cooley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Cooley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2249 COOLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53005
Democratic 15001
Republican 6000
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rivas — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Not Voting
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 Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
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

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Consent Calendar AB2249

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32002
Democratic 5000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2249 COOLEY Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14001
Unaffiliated 51006
Republican 6000
Total 71007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — 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
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

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2249 do?
The Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act authorizes a public agency, whose governing board has by resolution elected, to become subject to uniform construction cost accounting procedures. Existing law declares that these procedures promote statewide uniformity of the cost accounting standards and bidding procedures on construction work performed or contracted by public entities. The act defines "public agency" as a city, county, city and county, including chartered cities and chartered counties, any special district, and any other agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries, and also includes a nonprofit transit corporation wholly owned by a public agency and formed to carry out the purposes of the public agency. The act authorizes public projects of $45,000 or less to be performed by the employees of a public agency, authorizes public projects of $175,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, and requires public projects of more than $175,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedures. The act permits the governing body of a public agency, in the event all bids received for the performance of that public project are in excess of $175,000, to award the contract at $187,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable. This bill would instead authorize public projects of $60,000 or less to be performed by the employees of a public agency, authorize public projects of $200,000 or less to be let to contract by informal procedures, and require public projects of more than $200,000 to be let to contract by formal bidding procedures. The bill would permit the governing body of a public agency, in the event all bids received for the performance of that public project are in excess of $200,000, to award the contract at $212,500 or less to the lowest responsible bidder if it determines the cost estimate of the public agency was reasonable. The act creates the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. The commission is required to consider whether there have been material changes in public construction costs and to make recommendations to the Controller regarding adjustments in the monetary limits described above that determine which bidding procedures shall apply to public projects. The act requires any adjustment to be effective beginning with the fiscal year which commences not less than 60 days following the Controller's notification of the adjustment to all public agencies. This bill would, instead, require the Controller to notify only the participating public agencies of the adjustment prior to the adjustment taking effect.
Who sponsors AB 2249?
AB 2249 is sponsored by Cooley.
What is the current status of AB 2249?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2018. Enacted.
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