CA SB 1185

in committee

Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 1185 pass?

Not yet. CA SB 1185 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

What is CA SB 1185 about?

Existing law requires a skilled and trained workforce to be used in the construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or maintenance work of certain public works and privately-owned facilities engaged in certain petroleum-related activities, manufacturing hydrogen, biofuels, or certain specified chemicals, or capturing, sequestering, or using carbon dioxide, as specified. Existing law defines "skilled and trained workforce" to include, among other criteria, skilled journeypersons who are paid at least a rate equivalent to the applicable prevailing hourly wage rate. This bill would require an owner, operator, or developer of a facility that will be used for the research, development, or production of pharmaceutical products to, when contracting for the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or maintenance work on the facility, require that its contractors and subcontractors use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, and would require all contractors and subcontractors performing the work to use a skilled and trained workforce. The bill would require the owner, operator, or developer of the facility to provide to the Labor Commissioner a monthly report demonstrating compliance with the bill's provisions that includes, among other things, the full name and other identifying information relating to each worker relied on to satisfy the apprenticeship graduation percentage requirements. If the Labor Commissioner determines that a contractor or subcontractor failed to use a skilled and trained workforce, the bill would require the contractor or subcontractor to forfeit, as a civil penalty to the state, up to $5,000 per month of work performed for a first violation, and, for a second or subsequent violation, up to $10,000 per month of work performed. The bill would authorize the Labor Commissioner to reduce or waive the penalty under specified circumstances.

Who sponsors CA SB 1185?

Cortese is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1185, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-18
Latest action: 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-07-01
July 1 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4359.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4268.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-20
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-16
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3903.) (April 15).
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 15.
2026-02-26
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-15 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB1185 Cortese et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 29-7
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: other
- Stern: other
- Dahle: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-10 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lee: yes
- Chen: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Alanis: other

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