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 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 31–8 (pass) · upper
SB 1303 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Haney — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1303 Caballero Concurrence — 33–7 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Caballero — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2024-02-29 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2024-03-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-03 Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-04-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2024-04-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-12 Set for hearing April 23 in JUD. pending receipt.
2024-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3662.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-04-24 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3726.) (April 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2024-05-13 May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-05-14 Set for hearing May 16.
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3979.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 4070.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-06-03 Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-07 August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 7067.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 7. Page 5781.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 991, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0f6e35e-bd09-469f-b174-2f402b34eedd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).