Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry.
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 requires the employee to follow prescribed procedures before bringing an action and establishes alternate procedures for specific categories of violations. The act requires, except as provided, that 75% of the civil penalties recovered by aggrieved employees be distributed to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for enforcement of labor laws and for education of employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities, and 25% be distributed to the aggrieved employees.
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California Legislature
20172018
AB 1654
California AB 1654 (20172018)
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Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry.
California AB 1654 (20172018) — Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry.
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 requires the employee to follow prescribed procedures before bringing an action and establishes alternate procedures for specific categories of violations. The act requires, except as provided, that 75% of the civil penalties recovered by aggrieved employees be distributed to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for enforcement of labor laws and for education of employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities, and 25% be distributed to the aggrieved employees.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Industrial Relations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1654 Rubio Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 60–16 (pass) · lower
AB 1654 RUBIO Assembly Third Reading — 72–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB1654 Rubio et al. By Hertzberg — 25–11 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Rubio — primary (person)
Caballero — coauthor (person)
Cooper — coauthor (person)
Daly — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez Fletcher — coauthor (person)
Gray — coauthor (person)
Grayson — coauthor (person)
Salas — coauthor (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 W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2017-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2017-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. referral-committee
2017-04-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 1993.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-06-14 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2017-07-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2017-07-11 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-07-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-07-17 Withdrawn from committee.
2017-07-17 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-06-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-20 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. & I.R. referral-committee
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-08-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 5909.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-29 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee