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type: "Bill"
title: "Public works: aliens."
description: "Existing law, with certain exceptions, requires the payment of not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, for work of a similar character in the locality in which a public works project is performed, to all workers employed on a public works project. With respect to the extension of public works, existing law extends preference for employment first to California citizens, next to citizens of other states who are in California at the time of application, and next to aliens who are in California at the time of application. Existing law defines \"alien\" as any person who is not a born or fully naturalized citizen of the United States."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "SB 432"
citation: "California SB 432 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public works: aliens."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendoza"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a374427-72f2-46a3-88a6-74778e7f2bea"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432"
source_hash: "9f118c6d0a11a05d2ab10aad8f7fc23e8cd28fc2cbf12befa449f167f95831a7"
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 432 (20152016) — Public works: aliens.
Existing law, with certain exceptions, requires the payment of not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, for work of a similar character in the locality in which a public works project is performed, to all workers employed on a public works project. With respect to the extension of public works, existing law extends preference for employment first to California citizens, next to citizens of other states who are in California at the time of application, and next to aliens who are in California at the time of application. Existing law defines "alien" as any person who is not a born or fully naturalized citizen of the United States.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/25/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432&version=20150SB43299INT)
2. **04/27/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432&version=20150SB43298AMD)
3. **08/10/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432&version=20150SB43296CHP)
4. **SB432** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432)
5. **07/10/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB432&version=20150SB43297ENR)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **350** (pass) · upper
- SB 432 Mendoza Senate Third Reading By ALEJO — **701** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **61** (pass) · lower
- Do pass — **50** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mendoza — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-25** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
- **2015-03-05** Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-27** Set for hearing April 8.
- **2015-04-08** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1702.) (April 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-04-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-04-27** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-27** Ordered to second reading.
- **2015-04-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-04-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 841.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-30** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2015-05-14** Referred to Com. on L. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-06-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-07-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2326.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-07-09** In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- **2015-07-30** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2015-08-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 160, Statutes of 2015.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a374427-72f2-46a3-88a6-74778e7f2bea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).