California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 362 — Employment: unpaid wages and benefits: internet website.

Last action — Referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, headed by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to collect unpaid wages and monetary benefits due to an employee. Under existing law, the commissioner acts as trustee and deposits the collected wages and benefits into the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund. Existing law requires the commissioner to make a diligent search to locate any worker for whom the commissioner has collected unpaid wages or benefits. Existing law requires the commissioner to remit those wages or benefits to the unpaid worker or the worker's representative, or to a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide prescribed benefits. This bill would require the commissioner to establish a database of unpaid wages or benefits collected pursuant to these provisions, indexed by employee name and listing prescribed information. The bill would require the department to make the database available to the public in a searchable format on its internet website.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

  2. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  3. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1332.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. Ordered to second reading.

  6. Read third time and amended.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1097.) (May 16).

  9. Set for hearing May 16.

  10. April 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing April 22.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 654.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Set for hearing April 10.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  16. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  18. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Roth · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Roth

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27000
Democratic 9000
Republican 2000
Total 38000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena 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
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 0100
Total 4200
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 362 do?
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, headed by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to collect unpaid wages and monetary benefits due to an employee. Under existing law, the commissioner acts as trustee and deposits the collected wages and benefits into the Industrial Relations Unpaid Wage Fund. Existing law requires the commissioner to make a diligent search to locate any worker for whom the commissioner has collected unpaid wages or benefits. Existing law requires the commissioner to remit those wages or benefits to the unpaid worker or the worker's representative, or to a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide prescribed benefits. This bill would require the commissioner to establish a database of unpaid wages or benefits collected pursuant to these provisions, indexed by employee name and listing prescribed information. The bill would require the department to make the database available to the public in a searchable format on its internet website.
Who sponsors SB 362?
SB 362 is sponsored by Roth.
What is the current status of SB 362?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 362?
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