republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20152016/sb-1214.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "University of California: Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot Program."
description: "(1) Existing law authorizes, through January 1, 2017, a pilot program for the Regents of the University of California to contract for certain types of projects on the university of the University of California based on the best value procedures, as specified. Existing law defines the term \"university\" to mean the campuses of the University of California, including the medical centers. The law requires, on or before January 1, 2016, the Regents of the University of California to report to specific committees of the Legislature regarding the pilot program, including, among other information, a description of the projects awarded using the best value procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 1214"
citation: "California SB 1214 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["University of California: Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot Program."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ef435d5-b1f9-4702-b9e7-bc882ba98375"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214"
source_hash: "713986918fcb25e28681e7716fb6dac4cf217c335dd23feb20d0d0060833d380"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 1214 (20152016) — University of California: Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot Program.

(1) Existing law authorizes, through January 1, 2017, a pilot program for the Regents of the University of California to contract for certain types of projects on the university of the University of California based on the best value procedures, as specified. Existing law defines the term "university" to mean the campuses of the University of California, including the medical centers. The law requires, on or before January 1, 2016, the Regents of the University of California to report to specific committees of the Legislature regarding the pilot program, including, among other information, a description of the projects awarded using the best value procedures.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/18/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214&version=20150SB121499INT)
2. **03/31/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214&version=20150SB121498AMD)
3. **06/23/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214&version=20150SB121497AMD)
4. **09/28/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214&version=20150SB121495CHP)
5. **SB1214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214)
6. **09/02/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1214&version=20150SB121496ENR)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **27–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 1214 Allen Senate Third Reading By CHIU — **66–12** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB1214 Allen Concurrence — **30–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
- **2016-03-03** Referred to Coms. on V.A. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-31** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on V.A. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-04-04** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2016-04-04** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Set for hearing April 13.
- **2016-04-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3516.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-04-15** Set for hearing April 25.
- **2016-04-25** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2016-04-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-05-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 3800.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-05-10** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2016-05-16** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-14** June 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2016-06-22** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 21). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-06-23** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 3.) (August 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-08-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 12. Page 6270.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-25** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2016-08-29** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 5475.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-08** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
- **2016-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 788, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ef435d5-b1f9-4702-b9e7-bc882ba98375`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).