AB 2754

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 22, 2024
  • Passed Senate Aug 27, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Sep 27, 2024

Employment contracts and agreements: sufficient funds: liability.

Abstract

(1) Existing law prohibits a person or entity from entering into a contract or agreement for labor or services with specified types of contractors if the person or entity knows or should know that the contract or agreement does not include funds sufficient to allow the contractor to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws or regulations governing the labor or services to be provided. Existing law creates a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof that there has been no violation of the above-described prohibition if the contract meets specified requirements, including being in a single document and containing a list of the current local, state, and federal contractor license identification numbers that the independent contractors are required to have under local, state, or federal laws and regulations. This bill would apply these provisions to port drayage motor carriers, except as specified. The bill would include in the requirements for the rebuttable presumption described above that the contract include a list of the current local, state, and federal motor carrier authority or registration and a copy of any agreement executed by an independent contractor identified pursuant to the provisions described above. The bill would define port drayage motor carriers for these purposes. (2) Existing law requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to post on its internet web page information on port drayage motor carriers with unsatisfied final court judgments, tax assessments, or tax liens relating to, among other things, the misclassification of employees as independent contractors with regard to a port drayage commercial driver. Existing law also requires the division to post on its internet web page a list of port drayage motor carriers that are prior offenders with a subsequent judgment finding that the port drayage motor carrier has violated a labor or employment law, among other information. Existing law requires a customer that, as part of its business, engages or uses a port drayage motor carrier that is on the list established by the division to share with the motor carrier or the motor carrier's successor all civil legal responsibility and civil liability owed to a port drayage driver or to the state for port drayage services obtained after the date the motor carrier appeared on the list. This bill, on and after January 1, 2025, and except under specified circumstances, would also require a customer that, as part of its business, engages or uses a port drayage motor carrier to share with the motor carrier or their successor all civil legal responsibility and civil liability owed to a port drayage driver or the state arising out of the motor carrier's misclassification of the driver as an independent contractor, regardless of whether or not the port drayage motor carrier is on the division's list.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Sep 27, 2024

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 739, Statutes of 2024.

Sep 09, 2024

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

Aug 28, 2024

Assembly

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

Aug 27, 2024

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).

Aug 19, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 15, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 15).

Aug 05, 2024

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jul 03, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 26, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

Jun 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

May 23, 2024

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 22, 2024

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 3. Page 5545.)

May 21, 2024

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 20, 2024

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 16).

May 08, 2024

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 23, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 18, 2024

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

Apr 10, 2024

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on L. & E.

Apr 09, 2024

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

Mar 04, 2024

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

Feb 16, 2024

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

Feb 15, 2024

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2754 HTML
02/15/24 - Introduced PDF
04/09/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/20/24 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/31/24 - Enrolled PDF
09/27/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/15/24- Assembly Labor and Employment PDF
04/19/24- Assembly Judiciary PDF
05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/25/24- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement PDF
06/30/24- Senate Judiciary PDF
08/02/24- Senate Appropriations PDF
08/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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