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Bill Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004. The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties, that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act provides the employer with the right to cure certain violations before the employee may bring a civil action, as specified. For other violations, the act requires the employee to follow specified procedures before bringing an action. us/states/ca California Legislature 20152016 AB 1506 California AB 1506 (20152016)
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California AB 1506 (20152016) — Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.

The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties, that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act provides the employer with the right to cure certain violations before the employee may bring a civil action, as specified. For other violations, the act requires the employee to follow specified procedures before bringing an action.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 03/04/15 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 06/15/15 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. 06/30/15 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. 08/31/15 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
  5. 10/02/15 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  6. AB1506 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 09/11/15 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • AB 1506 L. & E. Assembly Third Reading By HERNÁNDEZ — 5126 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass. — 125 (pass) · lower
  • AB 1506 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence - Urgency Added — 800 (pass) · lower
  • With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 60 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 52 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB1506 Roger Hernández By Anderson Urgency Clause — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Roger Hernández — primary (person)
  • Dodd — coauthor (person)
  • Grove — coauthor (person)
  • Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
  • Leno — coauthor (person)
  • Mendoza — principal coauthor (person)
  • Moorlach — coauthor (person)
  • Stone — coauthor (person)
  • Wieckowski — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2015-03-04 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2015-03-05 From printer. May be heard in committee April 4.
  • 2015-03-26 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
  • 2015-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2015-04-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2015-04-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2015-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 1262.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2015-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
  • 2015-06-15 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. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
  • 2015-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2015-06-29 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
  • 2015-06-30 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
  • 2015-07-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2015-08-17 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
  • 2015-08-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2015-08-31 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
  • 2015-09-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
  • 2015-09-02 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2412.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
  • 2015-09-02 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
  • 2015-09-03 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
  • 2015-09-08 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 8). committee-passage
  • 2015-09-09 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2993.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
  • 2015-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  • 2015-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2015-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 445, Statutes of 2015.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/77bc04fb-279b-4161-a805-768250817938. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).