--- type: "Bill" title: "Public works: City of Los Angeles: graffiti abatement." description: "Existing law generally requires that not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, as specified, be paid to workers employed on a public work, as defined. Existing law sets forth the penalties for a violation of this requirement. Existing law prohibits a charter city from receiving or using state funding or financial assistance for a construction project if the charter city has a charter that does not require, or the charter city has not required within the last 2 years, compliance with these provisions on a public works contract, as specified." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20172018" identifier: "SB 913" citation: "California SB 913 (20172018)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public works: City of Los Angeles: graffiti abatement."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Hertzberg"] version_count: 6 action_count: 23 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2018-01-22" last_action: "2018-08-24" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9505d582-ac61-475d-846e-6b5fea77a4cf" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913" source_hash: "16159973a9eecdebb093aff7812c4c86777cada041bc2037edf5b9dc83144e01" 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 SB 913 (20172018) — Public works: City of Los Angeles: graffiti abatement. Existing law generally requires that not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, as specified, be paid to workers employed on a public work, as defined. Existing law sets forth the penalties for a violation of this requirement. Existing law prohibits a charter city from receiving or using state funding or financial assistance for a construction project if the charter city has a charter that does not require, or the charter city has not required within the last 2 years, compliance with these provisions on a public works contract, as specified. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/22/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913&version=20170SB91399INT) 2. **03/14/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913&version=20170SB91398AMD) 3. **07/05/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913&version=20170SB91397AMD) 4. **08/24/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913&version=20170SB91395CHP) 5. **SB913** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913) 6. **08/10/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB913&version=20170SB91396ENR) ## Votes - Unfinished Business SB913 Hertzberg et al. Concurrence — **32–1** (pass) · upper - 3rd Reading — **32–3** (pass) · upper - Do pass — **5–0** (pass) · upper - SB 913 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By BLOOM — **63–9** (pass) · lower - Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Hertzberg — primary (person) - Allen — coauthor (person) - Bloom — coauthor (person) - Kamlager-Dove — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-22** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-23** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22. - **2018-02-01** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee` - **2018-03-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2018-03-21** Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee` - **2018-04-13** Set for hearing April 25. - **2018-04-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4816.) (April 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2018-04-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2018-04-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 3. Page 4877.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2018-04-30** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2018-05-07** Referred to Com. on L. & E. `referral-committee` - **2018-05-24** June 6 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2018-06-21** Coauthors revised. - **2018-06-21** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2018-06-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2018-07-05** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2018-07-05** Ordered to third reading. - **2018-08-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 63. Noes 9. Page 6144.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2018-08-06** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2018-08-09** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 1. Page 5223.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2018-08-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - **2018-08-24** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-08-24** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 200, Statutes of 2018. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9505d582-ac61-475d-846e-6b5fea77a4cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).