The State Contract Act governs contracting between state agencies and private contractors, and sets forth requirements for the bidding, awarding, and overseeing, of contracts for projects. The act defines a project to include the construction or other improvement to a state structure, building, road, or other state improvement of any kind, that will exceed a total cost limit of $250,000 for the 2010 calendar year, as adjusted every 2 years.
California AB 1650 (20132014) — Public contracts: bidders: employment practices.
The State Contract Act governs contracting between state agencies and private contractors, and sets forth requirements for the bidding, awarding, and overseeing, of contracts for projects. The act defines a project to include the construction or other improvement to a state structure, building, road, or other state improvement of any kind, that will exceed a total cost limit of $250,000 for the 2010 calendar year, as adjusted every 2 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1650 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 56–21 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1650 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading — 58–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary. — 7–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1650 Jones-Sawyer By Jackson — 23–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jones-Sawyer — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-11 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2014-02-20 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-03-28 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-01 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2014-04-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-28 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5220.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 16. Page 5346.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD. referral-committee
2014-06-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 4728.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-21 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 23 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-26 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 21. Page 6446.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 880, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5bbd6cdf-54b1-48c3-961a-5bcd0a735427. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).