CA AB 1235
enactedCalifornia State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1235 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1235 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-20): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1235 about?
Existing law establishes requirements that apply when a public entity is required by statute or regulation to obtain an enforceable commitment that a bidder, contractor, or other entity will use a skilled and trained workforce to complete a contract or project. Existing law also authorizes a public entity to require that a bidder, contractor, or other entity use a skilled and trained workforce, regardless of whether they are required to do so by statute or regulation. Existing law, the California State University Contract Law, authorizes the Trustees of the California State University to enter into an agreement with a contractor to provide all or significant portions of the design services and construction of a project, chosen by a competitive bidding process that employs selection criteria in addition to cost. Existing law also requires a contractor, when selecting subcontractors under this provision, to competitively bid for those portions of work. This bill would prohibit a contractor from being prequalified for, shortlisted for, or awarded a contract with the Trustees of the California State University, as described above, unless, among other things, the contractor provides an enforceable commitment to the trustees that the contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, as specified. The bill would exempt from its provisions, among things, a project or contract for the development of housing.
Who sponsors CA AB 1235?
Rogers is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1235.
Description
Existing law establishes requirements that apply when a public entity is required by statute or regulation to obtain an enforceable commitment that a bidder, contractor, or other entity will use a skilled and trained workforce to complete a contract or project. Existing law also authorizes a public entity to require that a bidder, contractor, or other entity use a skilled and trained workforce, regardless of whether they are required to do so by statute or regulation. Existing law, the California State University Contract Law, authorizes the Trustees of the California State University to enter into an agreement with a contractor to provide all or significant portions of the design services and construction of a project, chosen by a competitive bidding process that employs selection criteria in addition to cost. Existing law also requires a contractor, when selecting subcontractors under this provision, to competitively bid for those portions of work. This bill would prohibit a contractor from being prequalified for, shortlisted for, or awarded a contract with the Trustees of the California State University, as described above, unless, among other things, the contractor provides an enforceable commitment to the trustees that the contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, as specified. The bill would exempt from its provisions, among things, a project or contract for the development of housing.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2026-09-20 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rogersauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-20
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-20
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-15
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-04
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2026-01-29
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 5. Page 3877.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-01-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-01-22
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-01-22
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 22).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2025-05-23
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-03
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-03-25
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and HIGHER ED.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education]
2025-04-02 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Elhawary: yes
- Chen: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Lee: yes
- Kalra: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Boerner: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Fong: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: other
- DeMaio: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-01-22 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
AB 1235 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
2026-01-29 · pass · 64-5
Member-level votes (80)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Chen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bains: yes
- Haney: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ta: yes
- Solache: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Soria: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Davies: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ward: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Tangipa: no
- Johnson: no
- Patterson: no
- Macedo: no
- Arambula: other
- Gallagher: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ransom: other
- Flora: other
- Gipson: other
- Hadwick: other
- Castillo: other
- Sanchez: other
- Ellis: other
- Valencia: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-03 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Reyes: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Choi: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-06-15 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
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