Public works: prevailing wage rates: employer payment credits.
Existing law defines the term "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages, the regulation of working hours, and the securing of workers' compensation for public works projects. Existing law further requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations as specified, be paid to workers employed on public works projects, and imposes misdemeanor penalties for certain violations of this requirement.
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20132014
SB 776
California SB 776 (20132014)
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Public works: prevailing wage rates: employer payment credits.
California SB 776 (20132014) — Public works: prevailing wage rates: employer payment credits.
Existing law defines the term "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages, the regulation of working hours, and the securing of workers' compensation for public works projects. Existing law further requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations as specified, be paid to workers employed on public works projects, and imposes misdemeanor penalties for certain violations of this requirement.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 3–1 (pass) · upper
SB 776 Corbett Senate Third Reading By ALEJO — 52–23 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 24–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Corbett — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2013-03-19 Set for hearing April 24.
2013-04-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 664.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 864.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-20 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2013-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 23. Page 2479.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-12 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.
2013-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 169, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9445955b-d823-4f93-b0d8-a9338fbad37f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).