---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public works: labor compliance programs."
description: "Public works: labor compliance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 324"
citation: "California AB 324 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public works: labor compliance programs."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diaz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2003-02-07"
last_action: "2003-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d40bc9a-b59d-4667-a5d8-1a4d9e22738a"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324"
source_hash: "dcddc3a9b77d20b117eef2eb2caa679d336ea994e08e15eecdfc7d54a55c489d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 324 (20032004) — Public works: labor compliance programs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/07/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324&version=20030AB32499INT)
2. **03/25/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324&version=20030AB32498AMD)
3. **10/12/03 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324&version=20030AB32496CHP)
4. **AB324** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324)
5. **08/27/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB324&version=20030AB32497ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 324 diaz assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- assembly 3rd reading ab324 diaz by torlakson — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diaz — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2003-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 834, Statutes of 2003.
- **2003-10-11** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2003-09-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.
- **2003-08-28** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2003-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 15. Page 2160.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2003-07-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-06-23** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-05-22** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-22** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-04-21** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 1101.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 7.) (April 2). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-26** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-03-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 19). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-02-18** Referred to Standing Committee on Labor and Employment. `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
- **2003-02-07** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d40bc9a-b59d-4667-a5d8-1a4d9e22738a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).