republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20212022/sb-954.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public works: wages: electronic certified payroll records."
description: "Existing law defines \"public works,\" for the purposes of regulating public works contracts, as, among other things, construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of public funds. Existing law provides various requirements to which all public works projects are subject, including that each contractor and subcontractor must furnish payroll records to the Labor Commissioner, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "SB 954"
citation: "California SB 954 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public works: wages: electronic certified payroll records."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Archuleta"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-09"
last_action: "2022-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d49cf8d-2be8-4947-90b6-583aacbfe7df"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954"
source_hash: "e410bea08c5dccb67176007b992d09eff9af36a79078bdd8a492f0bf9a793d46"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 954 (20212022) — Public works: wages: electronic certified payroll records.

Existing law defines "public works," for the purposes of regulating public works contracts, as, among other things, construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of public funds. Existing law provides various requirements to which all public works projects are subject, including that each contractor and subcontractor must furnish payroll records to the Labor Commissioner, as specified.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/09/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954&version=20210SB95499INT)
2. **08/15/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954&version=20210SB95498AMD)
3. **08/18/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954&version=20210SB95497AMD)
4. **09/29/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954&version=20210SB95495CHP)
5. **SB954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954)
6. **08/29/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB954&version=20210SB95496ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB954 Archuleta Concurrence — **31–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 954 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Cooper — **61–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **12–4** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Archuleta — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-09** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-09** Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
- **2022-02-10** From printer.
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-11** Set for hearing March 21.
- **2022-03-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3168.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Set for hearing April 4.
- **2022-04-04** April 4 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2022-05-13** Set for hearing May 19.
- **2022-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3776.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-25** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3903.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-26** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2022-05-27** Referred to Com. on L. & E. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** June 29 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2022-08-11** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 11). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-08-15** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-18** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-18** Ordered to third reading.
- **2022-08-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 9. Page 6016.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-22** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2022-08-25** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5136.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2022-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 824, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d49cf8d-2be8-4947-90b6-583aacbfe7df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).