Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, through its Office of Migrant Services, to assist in the development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or operation of migrant farm labor centers, as provided. Existing law authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Development to contract with specified local public and private entities, including school districts and housing authorities, for the procurement or construction of housing or shelter and to obtain specified services, including education, for migratory agricultural workers. Existing law authorizes a migrant farm labor center subject to these contracts to be operated for an extended period prior to or beyond the standard 180-day period, but not to exceed 275 days in any calendar year, if certain conditions are satisfied.
California AB 2240 (20232024) — Farm labor centers: migratory agricultural workers.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, through its Office of Migrant Services, to assist in the development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or operation of migrant farm labor centers, as provided. Existing law authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Development to contract with specified local public and private entities, including school districts and housing authorities, for the procurement or construction of housing or shelter and to obtain specified services, including education, for migratory agricultural workers. Existing law authorizes a migrant farm labor center subject to these contracts to be operated for an extended period prior to or beyond the standard 180-day period, but not to exceed 275 days in any calendar year, if certain conditions are satisfied.
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] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2240 Arambula et al. By Hurtado — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 4–3 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2240 Arambula Assembly Third Reading — 59–6 (pass) · lower
AB 2240 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Arambula — primary (person)
Garcia — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Reyes — coauthor (person)
Robert Rivas — principal coauthor (person)
Soria — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
2024-02-26 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2024-04-11 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-05-01 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2024-05-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 16). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 6. Page 5365.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on HOUSING. referral-committee
2024-06-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-02 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-07-31 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2024-08-12 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-23 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2024-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 523, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/556161af-9347-4bde-83f7-75a21faa5cbc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).