Assembly BillPassed first housePublic Contract
AB 1838: Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.
What AB 1838 does, verified August 15, 2026
This bill requires contractors bidding on public works contracts with local agencies to disclose their history of wage and hour violations. Contractors must provide supporting documentation for these disclosures. Failure to do so would disqualify the contractor from bidding on the project. The goal of this requirement is to increase transparency and accountability in the contracting process.
Bill journey
✓IntroducedComplete
✓In CommitteeComplete
✓First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-13)Alert me
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| Aug. 13, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug. 13, 2026 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 13). |
| Jun. 29, 2026 | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Jun. 17, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun. 11, 2026 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |