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CA SB 469

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Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 469 pass?

No. CA SB 469 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

What is CA SB 469 about?

Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.

Who sponsors CA SB 469?

Smallwood-Cuevas is the primary sponsor of CA SB 469.

Description

Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.

Introduced
2025-02-19
Latest action
2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smallwood-Cuevasauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-02

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

    failure

  2. 2025-05-06

    May 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  4. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 966.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 30.

  6. 2025-04-04

    April 9 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. 2025-04-01

    Set for hearing April 9.

  8. 2025-03-26

    March 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  9. 2025-03-18

    Set for hearing March 26.

  10. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  12. 2025-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Strickland: no

Related bills

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