California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 1978 — Employment: property service workers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, Statutes of 2016.

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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 16, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. Existing law establishes within the department the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is vested with the general duty of enforcing labor laws, including those relating to wage claims and employer retaliation. This bill would require every employer subject to its provisions to keep accurate records of specific information regarding employees for 3 years. The bill would require the division to enforce its provisions and would authorize the Labor Commissioner, who is the chief of the division, to adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the bill. The bill would require every employer, effective July 1, 2018, to register annually with the Labor Commissioner in accordance with prescribed procedures. The bill would prohibit an employer from conducting any business without registration as required by the bill and would authorize the commissioner to revoke a registration under certain circumstances. The bill would set application and renewal fees for registration. The bill would require an employer to include specific information in the registration application. The bill would prohibit the division from granting registration under specific circumstances. The bill would require the commissioner to maintain on the department's Internet Web site a public database of registered property service employers. The bill would require the division, by January 1, 2019, to establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for employees and employers with the assistance of a prescribed advisory committee to be convened by the director. The bill would require employers, as of July 1, 2018, and until the division establishes that training requirement, to provide employees with a pamphlet of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing on sexual harassment. The bill would establish civil fines for specific violations of its provisions and vest in the commission the exclusive authority to enforce the civil fine provisions. The bill would require the deposit of registration fees and civil fines in the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund and would direct that the moneys in the fund from those fees and fines be used only for the reasonable costs of administering the registration of janitorial contractors and the costs and obligations associated with the administration and enforcement of the bill by the division.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 373, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 7. Page 6460.).

  5. Measure version as amended on August 19 corrected.

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 5416.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  12. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. 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.

  15. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 5243.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 27).

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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

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

  26. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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

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

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

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Chu · Cosponsor
  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Cosponsor
  • Weber · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Gonzalez · Primary
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

  • Beall
  • Campos
  • Lopez
  • Chu
  • McCarty
  • Rodriguez
  • Santiago
  • Thurmond
  • Weber
  • Garcia, Robert Democratic

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1978 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 68 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60604
Democratic 5000
Republican 3101
Total 68705
% of votes cast 85%9%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1978 Gonzalez By Leyva

Passed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32103
Democratic 3000
Total 35103
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1978 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 23 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 461806
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 512306
% of votes cast 64%29%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1978 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. Existing law establishes within the department the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is vested with the general duty of enforcing labor laws, including those relating to wage claims and employer retaliation. This bill would require every employer subject to its provisions to keep accurate records of specific information regarding employees for 3 years. The bill would require the division to enforce its provisions and would authorize the Labor Commissioner, who is the chief of the division, to adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the bill. The bill would require every employer, effective July 1, 2018, to register annually with the Labor Commissioner in accordance with prescribed procedures. The bill would prohibit an employer from conducting any business without registration as required by the bill and would authorize the commissioner to revoke a registration under certain circumstances. The bill would set application and renewal fees for registration. The bill would require an employer to include specific information in the registration application. The bill would prohibit the division from granting registration under specific circumstances. The bill would require the commissioner to maintain on the department's Internet Web site a public database of registered property service employers. The bill would require the division, by January 1, 2019, to establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for employees and employers with the assistance of a prescribed advisory committee to be convened by the director. The bill would require employers, as of July 1, 2018, and until the division establishes that training requirement, to provide employees with a pamphlet of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing on sexual harassment. The bill would establish civil fines for specific violations of its provisions and vest in the commission the exclusive authority to enforce the civil fine provisions. The bill would require the deposit of registration fees and civil fines in the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund and would direct that the moneys in the fund from those fees and fines be used only for the reasonable costs of administering the registration of janitorial contractors and the costs and obligations associated with the administration and enforcement of the bill by the division.
Who sponsors AB 1978?
AB 1978 is sponsored by Beall, Campos, Lopez, Chu, McCarty, Rodriguez, Santiago, Thurmond, Weber, Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1978?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2016. Enacted.
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