Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
Existing law authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. "Local agency" is defined, in part, for this purpose to include specified local and regional agencies responsible for the construction of transit projects, including any joint powers authority formed to provide transit service. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury. These provisions authorizing the use of the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2025.
California AB 400 (20232024) — Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
Existing law authorizes a local agency, as defined, with approval of its governing body, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract either to the lowest bid or the best value. "Local agency" is defined, in part, for this purpose to include specified local and regional agencies responsible for the construction of transit projects, including any joint powers authority formed to provide transit service. Existing law, among other requirements for the design-build procurement process, requires specified information submitted by a design-build entity to be certified under penalty of perjury. These provisions authorizing the use of the design-build procurement process are repealed on January 1, 2025.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 400 Blanca Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 400 Blanca Rubio Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Blanca Rubio — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-02 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-03 From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
2023-02-09 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-04-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 26). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-05-01 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-05-10 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1594.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-31 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2023-06-08 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-06-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-03 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-07-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2036.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-07-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-08-28 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2820.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 201, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/96b80e39-2ed5-4eb0-96ef-8734945bb952. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).