California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 3196 — Small business regulation: COVID-19 pandemic: employment: work hours: compensation.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing employment law, with certain exceptions, establishes 8 hours as a day's work and a 40-hour workweek, and requires payment of prescribed overtime compensation for additional hours worked. Existing law authorizes the adoption by 23 of employees in a work unit of alternative workweek schedules providing for workdays no longer than 10 hours within a 40-hour workweek. This bill would permit an individual nonexempt employee to work an employee-selected flexible work schedule, without any obligation on the part of the employer to pay an overtime rate of compensation, if the employee requests this schedule and the employer approves the request. The bill would not apply to employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement or public employees. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal specific administrative regulations to assess the potential for adverse economic impact on California business enterprises and individuals. This bill would require the head of each state agency to conduct a review of the regulations the state agency has adopted to identify which regulations impose the greatest costs and barriers to small businesses in this state by April 1, 2021. The bill would authorize the head of the state agency, based on the findings of a review pursuant to the bill, to temporarily suspend any identified regulation, to the extent consistent with statute, until small businesses recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would require a state agency to notify the office of suspended regulations and to post suspended regulations on the agency's internet website.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  3. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and HUM. S.

  4. Read first time.

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

  6. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Kiley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

  • Kiley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3196 do?
Existing employment law, with certain exceptions, establishes 8 hours as a day's work and a 40-hour workweek, and requires payment of prescribed overtime compensation for additional hours worked. Existing law authorizes the adoption by 23 of employees in a work unit of alternative workweek schedules providing for workdays no longer than 10 hours within a 40-hour workweek. This bill would permit an individual nonexempt employee to work an employee-selected flexible work schedule, without any obligation on the part of the employer to pay an overtime rate of compensation, if the employee requests this schedule and the employer approves the request. The bill would not apply to employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement or public employees. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, governs, among other things, the procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by state agencies and for the review of those regulatory actions by the Office of Administrative Law. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to adopt, amend, or repeal specific administrative regulations to assess the potential for adverse economic impact on California business enterprises and individuals. This bill would require the head of each state agency to conduct a review of the regulations the state agency has adopted to identify which regulations impose the greatest costs and barriers to small businesses in this state by April 1, 2021. The bill would authorize the head of the state agency, based on the findings of a review pursuant to the bill, to temporarily suspend any identified regulation, to the extent consistent with statute, until small businesses recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would require a state agency to notify the office of suspended regulations and to post suspended regulations on the agency's internet website.
Who sponsors AB 3196?
AB 3196 is sponsored by Kiley.
What is the current status of AB 3196?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 AB 3196?
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