California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1317 — Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.

Last action — From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act provides the employer with the right to cure certain violations before the employee may bring a civil action, as specified. For other violations, the act requires the employee to follow specified procedures before bringing an action. This bill would provide the employer with the right to cure any violation of the Labor Code covered by the act before the employee may bring a civil action. That right to cure would be provided before, and in addition to, any other specified procedures the employee is required to follow prior to bringing an action. Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations within the agency and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of wage earnings. This bill would appropriate $1,400,000 to the department for deposit into the Labor and Workforce Development Fund for the purpose of establishing 9 new positions to review and investigate private attorneys general cases under the act.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  3. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  5. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1914.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 28).

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21).

  16. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  17. Read first time.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Salas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Salas

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1317 SALAS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 4002
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11101
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 14102
% of votes cast 82%6%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1317 do?
Existing law, the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act provides the employer with the right to cure certain violations before the employee may bring a civil action, as specified. For other violations, the act requires the employee to follow specified procedures before bringing an action. This bill would provide the employer with the right to cure any violation of the Labor Code covered by the act before the employee may bring a civil action. That right to cure would be provided before, and in addition to, any other specified procedures the employee is required to follow prior to bringing an action. Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations within the agency and sets forth its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of wage earnings. This bill would appropriate $1,400,000 to the department for deposit into the Labor and Workforce Development Fund for the purpose of establishing 9 new positions to review and investigate private attorneys general cases under the act.
Who sponsors AB 1317?
AB 1317 is sponsored by Salas.
What is the current status of AB 1317?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 1317?
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