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SENATE BILL 588 (BURTON – 2001)
CHAPTER 804, STATUTES OF 2001, SB 588
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Labor Code section 1776 was amended and section 1771.2 was added to the Labor Code in 2001 following legislative passage of Senate Bill 588 relating to public works projects and prevailing wages. (See Exhibit A, #1c) This bill was introduced on February 22, 2001 by Senate President pro Tempore John Burton, who carried it for the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers. (See Exhibit A, #1a; #8, page 1; and #10, page 1)
Senate Bill 588 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #3 and #6) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations (See Exhibit A, #2 and #8) One amendment was made to Senate Bill 588 during the legislative process. (See Exhibit A, #1b and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Davis signed Senate Bill 588 on October 12, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on October 13 as Chapter 804 of the Statutes of 2001. (See Exhibit A, #1c and #2)
The Third Reading analysis produced for the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment provides the following summary of Senate Bill 588 as last amended on September 6, 2001:
[It] Gives joint labor-management committees access to limited employee information on payroll records, and authorizes such committees to bring civil actions to enforce prevailing wage laws. Specifically, this bill provides that a federally recognized joint labor-management committee may obtain a copy of a certified payroll from a contractor on a public works project, but with names and social security numbers deleted. If the committee discovers unpaid prevailing wages or fringe benefits due, and related penalties, it may file a civil action to collect them. Courts may award restitution to employees and attorney's fees and costs to the committee.
(See Exhibit A, #9b, page 1)