Existing law provides that when a contractor or subcontractor performing a public works project is found by the Labor Commissioner to be in violation of the requirements relating to public works contracts, except with regard to the employment of apprentices, with intent to defraud, or within a 3-year period of having committed 2 or more separate willful violations of these provisions, the contractor or subcontractor or a firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the contractor or subcontractor has any interest is ineligible to bid on, be awarded, or perform work as a subcontractor on a public works contract for specified periods of time.
California AB 2744 (20132014) — Public works: apprenticeship program.
Existing law provides that when a contractor or subcontractor performing a public works project is found by the Labor Commissioner to be in violation of the requirements relating to public works contracts, except with regard to the employment of apprentices, with intent to defraud, or within a 3-year period of having committed 2 or more separate willful violations of these provisions, the contractor or subcontractor or a firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the contractor or subcontractor has any interest is ineligible to bid on, be awarded, or perform work as a subcontractor on a public works contract for specified periods of time.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2744 Committee on L. & E. (R.Hernández By Hueso — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2744 L. & E. Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2744 L. & E. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By HERNÁNDEZ — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Labor and Employment — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-27 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-28 From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
2014-03-17 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2014-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-30 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-01 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4852.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2014-06-03 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-06-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4372.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-07 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-08-11 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5957.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-08-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 297, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e86a63f-3b4a-41c6-a130-f7d283d6b8d1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).