CA AB 2227
enactedFarm labor contractors: surety bonds.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2227 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2227 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2227 about?
Existing law requires a farm labor contractor to be licensed by the Labor Commissioner and to comply with specified employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors. Existing law provides that a person who violates the above-described provision is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. This bill would instead provide that a person who violates employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors, unless otherwise specified, is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person or licensed farm labor contractor, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. Existing law prohibits the Labor Commissioner from issuing or renewing a license to act as a farm labor contractor unless specified requirements are met. Existing law requires an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a farm labor contractor license to have deposited with the Labor Commissioner a surety bond to be payable for, among other things, interest on wages and for any damages arising from violation of orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission and for any other monetary relief awarded to an agricultural worker as a result of a violation of specified employment laws. Existing law requires the amount of the surety bond to be based on the size of the person's annual payroll for all employees, and requires, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $25,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $50,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $75,000 bond. Existing law requires the Labor Commissioner to require documentation of the size of the person's annual payroll for purposes of these provisions, as provided. This bill would instead require, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $50,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $100,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $150,000 bond. The bill would require the bond amounts to be deposited when a farm labor contractor first registers or files the application for their first annual renewal. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner to, among other things, include bond information on the public farm labor contractor license database, as described.
Who sponsors CA AB 2227?
Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2227, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires a farm labor contractor to be licensed by the Labor Commissioner and to comply with specified employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors. Existing law provides that a person who violates the above-described provision is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. This bill would instead provide that a person who violates employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors, unless otherwise specified, is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person or licensed farm labor contractor, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. Existing law prohibits the Labor Commissioner from issuing or renewing a license to act as a farm labor contractor unless specified requirements are met. Existing law requires an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a farm labor contractor license to have deposited with the Labor Commissioner a surety bond to be payable for, among other things, interest on wages and for any damages arising from violation of orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission and for any other monetary relief awarded to an agricultural worker as a result of a violation of specified employment laws. Existing law requires the amount of the surety bond to be based on the size of the person's annual payroll for all employees, and requires, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $25,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $50,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $75,000 bond. Existing law requires the Labor Commissioner to require documentation of the size of the person's annual payroll for purposes of these provisions, as provided. This bill would instead require, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $50,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $100,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $150,000 bond. The bill would require the bond amounts to be deposited when a farm labor contractor first registers or files the application for their first annual renewal. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner to, among other things, include bond information on the public farm labor contractor license database, as described.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-09
- Latest action
- 2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Connollyauthor
- Elhawarycoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Durazocoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-18
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-18
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 18.).
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 18. Page 6807.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-08-13
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-25
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-06-25
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-05-28
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 20.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 20. Page 5480.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
Coauthors revised.
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-13
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
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
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
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- 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-09Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-15Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
- 09/18/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-18Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alanis: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Ta: no
- Dixon: no
- Hoover: no
AB 2227 Connolly Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 51-20
Member-level votes (80)
- Bennett: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Hart: yes
- Addis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Ward: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Lee: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Haney: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Krell: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Solache: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Ávila Farías: no
- Patterson: no
- Ta: no
- Johnson: no
- Flora: no
- Chen: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Tangipa: no
- Ellis: no
- Hoover: no
- Hadwick: no
- Alanis: no
- Sanchez: no
- DeMaio: no
- Dixon: no
- Wallis: no
- Castillo: no
- Gallagher: no
- Bains: other
- Alvarez: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Valencia: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Pacheco: other
- Lackey: other
- Ramos: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-24 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: no
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