Existing law requires, for all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2018, a direct contractor, as defined, making or taking a contract in the state for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other work, to assume, and be liable for, specified debt owed to a wage claimant that is incurred by a subcontractor, at any tier, acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor included in the subject of the original contract. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to bring an action under specified statutes or in a civil action to enforce this liability, and authorizes a 3rd party owed fringe or other benefits, or a joint labor-management cooperation committee, as defined, to bring a civil action to enforce the liability against a direct contractor under these provisions, as specified. Existing law provides that the obligations and remedies under these provisions are in addition to any obligations and remedies otherwise provided by law, except that the provisions are not to be construed to impose liability on a direct contractor for anything other than unpaid wages and fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, including interest owed.
California AB 1565 (20172018) — Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor.
Existing law requires, for all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2018, a direct contractor, as defined, making or taking a contract in the state for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other work, to assume, and be liable for, specified debt owed to a wage claimant that is incurred by a subcontractor, at any tier, acting under, by, or for the direct contractor for the wage claimant's performance of labor included in the subject of the original contract. Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to bring an action under specified statutes or in a civil action to enforce this liability, and authorizes a 3rd party owed fringe or other benefits, or a joint labor-management cooperation committee, as defined, to bring a civil action to enforce the liability against a direct contractor under these provisions, as specified. Existing law provides that the obligations and remedies under these provisions are in addition to any obligations and remedies otherwise provided by law, except that the provisions are not to be construed to impose liability on a direct contractor for anything other than unpaid wages and fringe or other benefit payments or contributions, including interest owed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
AB 1565 THURMOND Assembly Third Reading — 43–27 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–6 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Thurmond — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2017-03-27 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2017-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2017-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2017-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-10 Coauthors revised.
2017-05-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 6.) (May 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1652.) amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 27. Page 1846.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-06-08 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-10 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2017-07-17 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-07-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-16 Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator McGuire.
2018-01-12 From inactive file.
2018-01-12 Ordered to second reading.
2018-01-12 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-01-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-01-16 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). referral-committee
2018-01-24 Re-referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD. referral-committee
2018-05-24 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. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-07-03 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-13 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5277.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-16 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee