Public works: the Public Works Peer Review Act of 2013.
Existing law defines a public work as construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds; work done for irrigation, utility, reclamation, and improvement districts, and other districts of this type; street, sewer, or other improvement work done under the direction and supervision or by the authority of any officer or public body of the state; or of any political subdivision or district thereof, and public transportation demonstration projects, as specified.
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20132014
SB 425
California SB 425 (20132014)
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Public works: the Public Works Peer Review Act of 2013.
California SB 425 (20132014) — Public works: the Public Works Peer Review Act of 2013.
Existing law defines a public work as construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds; work done for irrigation, utility, reclamation, and improvement districts, and other districts of this type; street, sewer, or other improvement work done under the direction and supervision or by the authority of any officer or public body of the state; or of any political subdivision or district thereof, and public transportation demonstration projects, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 425 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By FRAZIER — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Governance and Finance. — 8–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
DeSaulnier — primary (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Liu — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2013-03-11 Referred to Coms. on G.O. and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2013-03-20 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 465.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-11 Set for hearing May 1.
2013-04-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 751.) (May 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1043.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-22 From consent calendar.
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2722.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 252, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3b2679a3-d0c0-4c65-9fbe-66ab1805ef62. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).