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California 20252026

AB 2227

Farm labor contractors: surety bonds.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Farmlaborcontractors, suretybonds
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Farm labor contractors.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires a farm labor contractor to be licensed by the Labor Commissioner and to comply with specified employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors. Existing law provides that a person who violates the above-described provision is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. This bill would instead provide that a person who violates employment laws applicable to farm labor contractors, unless otherwise specified, is subject to a civil penalty, including, for any initial citation, $100 for each farmworker employed by the unlicensed person or licensed farm labor contractor, plus $100 for each calendar day that a violation occurs, for a total penalty not to exceed $10,000. Existing law prohibits the Labor Commissioner from issuing or renewing a license to act as a farm labor contractor unless specified requirements are met. Existing law requires an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a farm labor contractor license to have deposited with the Labor Commissioner a surety bond to be payable for, among other things, interest on wages and for any damages arising from violation of orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission and for any other monetary relief awarded to an agricultural worker as a result of a violation of specified employment laws. Existing law requires the amount of the surety bond to be based on the size of the person's annual payroll for all employees, and requires, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $25,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $50,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $75,000 bond. Existing law requires the Labor Commissioner to require documentation of the size of the person's annual payroll for purposes of these provisions, as provided. This bill would instead require, for payrolls up to $500,000, a $50,000 bond, for payrolls of $500,000 to $2,000,000, a $100,000 bond, and for payrolls greater than $2,000,000, a $150,000 bond. The bill would require the bond amounts to be deposited when a farm labor contractor first registers or files the application for their first annual renewal. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner to, among other things, include bond information on the public farm labor contractor license database, as described.

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Actions

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

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 18.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

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

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  9. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. Withdrawn from committee.

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  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

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

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  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 20.)

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  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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

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  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  21. Coauthors revised.

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

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

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  24. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

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  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  26. Read first time. To print.

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