(1) Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any man, woman, and minor employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified. Existing law creates the Industrial Welfare Commission and authorizes it to adopt rules, regulations, and orders to ensure that employers comply with those provisions. Wage Order No. 15-2001 of the commission regulates wages, hours, and working conditions for household occupations. Existing law makes violations of certain of these provisions a misdemeanor.
California AB 241 (20132014) — Domestic work employees: labor standards.
(1) Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any man, woman, and minor employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified. Existing law creates the Industrial Welfare Commission and authorizes it to adopt rules, regulations, and orders to ensure that employers comply with those provisions. Wage Order No. 15-2001 of the commission regulates wages, hours, and working conditions for household occupations. Existing law makes violations of certain of these provisions a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB241 Ammiano By De León — 23–12 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
AB 241 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading — 45–25 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 3–1 (pass) · upper
AB 241 AMMIANO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 52–25 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ammiano — primary (person)
Block — coauthor (person)
De León — coauthor (person)
Fong — coauthor (person)
Hueso — coauthor (person)
Lara — coauthor (person)
Weber — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-07 From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2013-03-19 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2013-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2013-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-08 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 25. Page 1737.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-13 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2013-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-08 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-08-19 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 2355.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-11 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2013-09-12 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 3296.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-24 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 374, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e454463d-5c03-4366-a456-caa67a3374f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).