California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 3254 — Contracts: translations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 161, Statutes of 2020.

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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 21, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a person engaged in a trade or business who negotiates primarily in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean, orally or in writing, in the course of entering into specified agreements to deliver, as specified, to the other party to the contract or agreement and before the execution thereof, a translation of the contract or agreement in the language in which the contract or agreement was negotiated, that includes a translation of every term and condition in that contract or agreement. Existing law exempts from those provisions, a person engaged in a trade or business who negotiates primarily in a language other than English if the party with whom the person is negotiating obligates the party, as specified, by contract or lease, and the party negotiates the terms of the contract, lease, or other obligation through the party's own interpreter. This bill would also require delivery of a translation to any other person who will be signing the contract or agreement. The bill would also make conforming and correctional changes with regard to the definition of "the party's own interpreter" in reference to the exemptions described above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 161, Statutes of 2020.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4403.).

  6. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 18).

  10. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4683.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  18. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB3254 Limón By Gonzalez

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 10000
Republican 2001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Monning — Yea
Bates — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Chang — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Pan — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Allen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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AB 3254 Limón Assembly Third Reading

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 21001
Unaffiliated 49002
Republican 5001
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Brough — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Weber — Yea
Diep — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Burke — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Fong — Yea
Levine — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chau — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia 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 Not Voting
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3254 do?
Existing law requires a person engaged in a trade or business who negotiates primarily in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean, orally or in writing, in the course of entering into specified agreements to deliver, as specified, to the other party to the contract or agreement and before the execution thereof, a translation of the contract or agreement in the language in which the contract or agreement was negotiated, that includes a translation of every term and condition in that contract or agreement. Existing law exempts from those provisions, a person engaged in a trade or business who negotiates primarily in a language other than English if the party with whom the person is negotiating obligates the party, as specified, by contract or lease, and the party negotiates the terms of the contract, lease, or other obligation through the party's own interpreter. This bill would also require delivery of a translation to any other person who will be signing the contract or agreement. The bill would also make conforming and correctional changes with regard to the definition of "the party's own interpreter" in reference to the exemptions described above.
Who sponsors AB 3254?
AB 3254 is sponsored by Limón, Monique (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 3254?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2020. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 3254?
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