Existing law requires private employers to secure the payment of compensation by obtaining and maintaining workers' compensation insurance or to self-insure as an individual employer or as one employer in a group of employers. The Contractors' State License Law requires every licensed contractor to have on file at all times with the Contractors' State License Board a current and valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or a statement certifying that he or she has no employees and is not required to obtain or maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage.
California AB 397 (20112012) — Workers' compensation insurance: contractors.
Existing law requires private employers to secure the payment of compensation by obtaining and maintaining workers' compensation insurance or to self-insure as an individual employer or as one employer in a group of employers. The Contractors' State License Law requires every licensed contractor to have on file at all times with the Contractors' State License Board a current and valid Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or a statement certifying that he or she has no employees and is not required to obtain or maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
AB 397 MONNING Consent Calendar Second Day — 60–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Monning — primary (person)
Bill Berryhill — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2011-03-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-06 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-04-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 982.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-04-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-12 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2011-06-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-27 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2075.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-29 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2011-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2011-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 546, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8b8d95ea-6f5a-4a7c-8518-3fc64a3087b4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).