Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law defines the term "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages to include construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for using public funds, except as specified. Existing law includes in the definition of "public works" under certain circumstances the hauling of refuse from a public works site to an outside disposal location. Existing law makes a willful violation of laws relating to the payment of prevailing wages on public works a misdemeanor.
California AB 1851 (20212022) — Public works: prevailing wage: hauling.
Existing law requires that, except as specified, not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, determined by the Director of Industrial Relations, be paid to workers employed on public works projects. Existing law defines the term "public works" for purposes of requirements regarding the payment of prevailing wages to include construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for using public funds, except as specified. Existing law includes in the definition of "public works" under certain circumstances the hauling of refuse from a public works site to an outside disposal location. Existing law makes a willful violation of laws relating to the payment of prevailing wages on public works a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
AB 1851 Robert Rivas Assembly Third Reading — 58–13 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1851 Robert Rivas By Gonzalez — 28–9 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 13–3 (pass) · lower
AB 1851 Robert Rivas Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 61–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Robert Rivas — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2022-02-24 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2022-02-28 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-1, reading-2
2022-03-01 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2022-03-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-27 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 13.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-08 Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 13). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2022-06-15 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-22 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-08-02 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5186.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2022-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 13.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 764, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91c426e4-f737-4af5-8da9-0387f737c19c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).