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Bill Employment violation complaints: requirements: time. (1) Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, and commits to it the general authority to enforce the requirements of the Labor Code. Existing law generally authorizes people who believe that they have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of any law enforced by the Labor Commissioner to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within 6 months after the occurrence of the violation. Existing law generally requires the Labor Commissioner to commence actions to enforce labor standards within 3 years of their accrual, as specified. us/states/ca California Legislature 20192020 AB 1947 California AB 1947 (20192020)
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California AB 1947 (20192020) — Employment violation complaints: requirements: time.

(1) Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, and commits to it the general authority to enforce the requirements of the Labor Code. Existing law generally authorizes people who believe that they have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of any law enforced by the Labor Commissioner to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within 6 months after the occurrence of the violation. Existing law generally requires the Labor Commissioner to commence actions to enforce labor standards within 3 years of their accrual, as specified.

Version chain

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

  1. 01/17/20 - Introduced (filed) — source
  2. 09/30/20 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. AB1947 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 08/25/20 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 72 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass — 52 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass. — 125 (pass) · lower
  • AB 1947 Kalra Assembly Third Reading — 4623 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading AB1947 Kalra et al. By Leyva — 2812 (pass) · upper
  • Placed on suspense file — 70 (pass) · upper
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 52 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kalra — primary (person)
  • Bonta — coauthor (person)
  • Chu — coauthor (person)
  • Gonzalez — author (person)
  • Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
  • Lena Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
  • Leyva — coauthor (person)
  • Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
  • Mark Stone — coauthor (person)
  • Robert Rivas — coauthor (person)
  • Ting — coauthor (person)
  • Weber — coauthor (person)
  • Wicks — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
  • 2020-01-18 From printer. May be heard in committee February 17.
  • 2020-01-30 Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. referral-committee
  • 2020-03-16 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  • 2020-05-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2020-06-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2020-06-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (June 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2020-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2020-06-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 23. Page 4759.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
  • 2020-06-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
  • 2020-07-01 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
  • 2020-07-31 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2020-08-13 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
  • 2020-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2020-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
  • 2020-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 12. Page 4288.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
  • 2020-08-24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
  • 2020-08-27 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
  • 2020-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
  • 2020-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 344, Statutes of 2020.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e18b5ae3-3907-4cff-a74d-e52973a5011a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).