California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1002
Contractors: failure to pay wages: discipline.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gabriel (Democratic)
Cosponsors (6)
- Ahrens (Democratic)
- Bryan (Democratic)
- Harabedian (Democratic)
- Kalra (Democratic)
- Ortega (Democratic)
- Zbur (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board to license and regulate contractors and establishes the registrar of contractors as the executive officer and secretary of the board. Existing law requires the registrar, upon receipt of the Labor Commissioner's finding of a willful or deliberate violation of the Labor Code by a licensee or transmission to the board of citations or other actions taken by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, to initiate disciplinary action against the licensee within 18 months.
This bill would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action to impose discipline upon, to deny an application for, or to deny continued maintenance of, a contractor's license for failing to pay its workers the full amount of wages the workers are entitled to under state law or because the contractor has not fulfilled a wage judgment or is in violation of an injunction or court order regarding the payment of wages to its workers. The bill would require the Attorney General to notify the registrar before bringing a civil action and would authorize the board to intervene in a proceeding brought pursuant to the bill's provisions. The bill would require a court to issue an order directing the registrar to suspend or revoke, to deny an application for, or to deny the continued maintenance of, a contractor's license under terms specified by the court.
Text versions
- 10/10/25 - Chaptered· Oct 10, 2025
- 09/10/25 - Enrolled· Sep 10, 2025
- 06/26/25 - Amended Senate· Jun 26, 2025
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 28, 2025
- 02/20/25 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2025
- AB1002
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 House | AB 1002 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 4, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading AB1002 Gabriel et al. By Durazo | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 29, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 18, 2025 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 15, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 7, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 3, 2025 House | AB 1002 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 567, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 10, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 15, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. - Sep 8, 2025 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 3035.). - Sep 4, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Sep 4, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 2. Page 2503.). - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 29, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). - Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 7, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. - Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - Jun 2, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1911.) - May 27, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 23, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). - May 7, 2025 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Coauthors revised. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and JUD. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.