Transit districts: contracts.
Summary
Existing law creates the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority with various powers and duties relative to transportation projects and services in the County of Santa Clara. Existing law creates the San Mateo County Transit District with various powers and duties relative to transportation projects and services in the County of San Mateo. Existing law authorizes the authority and the district to enter into contracts, as specified. This bill would authorize the authority and the district to utilize the Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery contract method for transit projects within their respective jurisdictions, subject to certain conditions and requirements. The bill would require the authority or district to reimburse the Department of Industrial Relations for certain costs of performing wage monitoring and enforcement on projects using this contracting method, and would require those funds to be used by the department for enforcement of prevailing wage requirements on those projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Aug 2013
Assembly Passage
May 2013
Senate Passage
Aug 2013
Signed into Law
Sep 2013
Introduced Feb 21, 2013
Signed Sep 20, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2013 · Assembly May 13, 2013
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Aug 26, 2013
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Sep 20, 2013
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 26, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-1-1)
senate
Aug 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 24, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24).
upper
Jun 11, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 23, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on T. & H.
upper
May 13, 2013
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (46-20-3)
assembly
May 2, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 1).
lower
Apr 23, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 16, 2013
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 15, 2013
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 4, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Feb 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Gordon
DDemocratic
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