CA AB538 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 616, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Section 1776 of the Labor Code, relating to public works.

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Title

Public works: payroll records.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-10 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB538 Berman By Durazo (Y: 30 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-07 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-25 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-03 - Assembly - AB 538 Berman Assembly Third Reading (Y: 65 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 616, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-10AssemblyIn Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-09-10SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2807.).
2025-08-29SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 29).
2025-07-07SenateIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-06-25SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18SenateReferred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-06-04SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-03AssemblyRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 3. Page 2006.)
2025-05-27AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-23AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2025-03-19AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-24AssemblyReferred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-02-12AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2025-02-11AssemblyRead first time. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Labor Code1776Amended CodeCitation Text

California State Sources


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