Existing law prescribes various requirements regarding the formation, content, and enforcement of state and local public contracts. Existing law establishes, until January 1, 2020, for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017, a claim resolution process applicable to any claim by a contractor in connection with a public works project against a public entity, as defined. Existing law defines a claim for these purposes as a separate demand by the contractor for one or more of the following: a time extension for relief from damages or penalties for delay, payment of money or damages arising from work done pursuant to the contract for a public work, or payment of an amount disputed by the public entity, as specified.
California AB 456 (20192020) — Public contracts: claim resolution.
Existing law prescribes various requirements regarding the formation, content, and enforcement of state and local public contracts. Existing law establishes, until January 1, 2020, for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017, a claim resolution process applicable to any claim by a contractor in connection with a public works project against a public entity, as defined. Existing law defines a claim for these purposes as a separate demand by the contractor for one or more of the following: a time extension for relief from damages or penalties for delay, payment of money or damages arising from work done pursuant to the contract for a public work, or payment of an amount disputed by the public entity, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB456 Chiu et al. By Beall — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 456 Chiu Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 456 Chiu Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chiu — primary (person)
Bonta — author (person)
Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
Low — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-11 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-12 From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2019-02-21 Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2019-03-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-10 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1360.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-08 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-05-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-24 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-08-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-08-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2492.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-05 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-09-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3105.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 489, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47871b9a-3bad-420d-a2e4-2cfebc1bfedd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).