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type: "Bill"
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title: "Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry."
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description: "The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties, that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act requires the employee to follow prescribed procedures before bringing an action and establishes alternate procedures for specific categories of violations. The act requires, except as provided, that 75% of the civil penalties recovered by aggrieved employees be distributed to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for enforcement of labor laws and for education of employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities, and 25% be distributed to the aggrieved employees."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20172018"
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identifier: "AB 1654"
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citation: "California AB 1654 (20172018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rubio"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2017-02-17"
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last_action: "2018-09-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/185ddd38-384b-47ee-8790-6aea9296d8f7"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654"
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source_hash: "40eed35db859f4266a2a41df9a78b25b73fb0dedc4ea028f10bdc3feaa3b7100"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 1654 (20172018) — Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004: construction industry.
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The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action to recover specified civil penalties, that would otherwise be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, on behalf of the employee and other current or former employees for the violation of certain provisions affecting employees. The act requires the employee to follow prescribed procedures before bringing an action and establishes alternate procedures for specific categories of violations. The act requires, except as provided, that 75% of the civil penalties recovered by aggrieved employees be distributed to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency for enforcement of labor laws and for education of employers and employees about their rights and responsibilities, and 25% be distributed to the aggrieved employees.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/17/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165499INT)
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2. **03/28/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165498AMD)
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3. **06/18/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165495AMD)
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4. **07/03/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165497AMD)
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5. **07/12/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165496AMD)
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6. **08/17/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165494AMD)
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7. **08/24/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165493AMD)
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8. **09/19/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165491CHP)
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9. **AB1654** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654)
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10. **09/05/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1654&version=20170AB165492ENR)
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## Votes
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- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Industrial Relations] — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 1654 Rubio Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **60–16** (pass) · lower
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- AB 1654 RUBIO Assembly Third Reading — **72–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–1** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading AB1654 Rubio et al. By Hertzberg — **25–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rubio — primary (person)
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- Caballero — coauthor (person)
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- Cooper — coauthor (person)
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- Daly — coauthor (person)
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- Gonzalez Fletcher — coauthor (person)
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- Gray — coauthor (person)
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- Grayson — coauthor (person)
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- Salas — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
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- **2017-03-27** Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W.,P., & W. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2017-03-29** Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 26). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-26** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2017-05-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 1993.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2017-06-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2017-06-14** Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-07-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-07-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 11). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-07-12** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
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- **2017-07-17** Withdrawn from committee.
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- **2017-07-17** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-06-20** Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. & I.R. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & I.R. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2018-08-06** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-08-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
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- **2018-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-24** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-28** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 5909.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2018-08-28** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2018-08-29** Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-08-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6829.)
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- **2018-08-31** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 31). `committee-passage`
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- **2018-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 16.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2018-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
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- **2018-09-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-09-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 529, Statutes of 2018.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/185ddd38-384b-47ee-8790-6aea9296d8f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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