California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2388 — Employment: minors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 261, 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 14, 2018. 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law regulates the employment of minors in the entertainment industry and requires the written consent of the Labor Commissioner for a minor under 16 years of age to take part in certain types of employment. Existing law makes it a crime to employ or for a parent or guardian to permit the employment of a minor in violation of these provisions. Existing law exempts from these employment of a minor provisions the appearance of a minor in a radio or television broadcasting exhibition, if the minor does not receive compensation directly or indirectly, the engagement of the minor is limited to a single appearance lasting not more than one hour, and an admission fee is not charged for the radio broadcasting or television exhibition. This bill would expand the above described exemption to include digital exhibitions under those conditions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 261, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6355.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5284.).

  7. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Withdrawn from committee.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  14. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5437.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  18. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  24. Referred to Coms. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. and L. & E.

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

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Chu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2388 CHU Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
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 Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse 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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Special Consent AB2388

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democratic 5000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Chang — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — 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 2388 CHU Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57000
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
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 Yea
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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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2001
Republican 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2388 do?
Existing law regulates the employment of minors in the entertainment industry and requires the written consent of the Labor Commissioner for a minor under 16 years of age to take part in certain types of employment. Existing law makes it a crime to employ or for a parent or guardian to permit the employment of a minor in violation of these provisions. Existing law exempts from these employment of a minor provisions the appearance of a minor in a radio or television broadcasting exhibition, if the minor does not receive compensation directly or indirectly, the engagement of the minor is limited to a single appearance lasting not more than one hour, and an admission fee is not charged for the radio broadcasting or television exhibition. This bill would expand the above described exemption to include digital exhibitions under those conditions.
Who sponsors AB 2388?
AB 2388 is sponsored by Chu.
What is the current status of AB 2388?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2388?
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