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Assemblymember Nguyen, the bill's author, told the committee that the measure \"is about respecting the people who keep our schools running, giving them access to basic reliable information about how they're paid.\" Nguyen said the author and sponsor are working with employer groups and have \"agreed in principle to a few key amendments\" to accommodate reporting of leave time and districts with complex or shared payroll systems.

Supporters, including representatives of the California School Employees Association and San Juan Unified School District, described practical problems the bill is intended to solve. Adara Clark Gunn, a data and compliance technician for special education and president of San Juan CSEA Chapter 127, testified: \"Many of our classified employees live paycheck to paycheck when something goes awry with their monthly compensation,\" and that clearer pay stubs would reduce follow‑up errors and administrative cost.

Opponents and stakeholders representing school administrators and community colleges said they endorse the bill's purpose but warned of implementation and accuracy risks. Dorothy Johnson of the Association of California School Administrators said the group \"wholeheartedly agree[s] with where this bill is trying to go,\" but raised concerns that converting some salary elements to hourly equivalents or reconciling separate leave and payroll systems could create \"unintended consequences\" and inaccurate information for employees. Crystal Padilla of the Community College League of California asked that the bill avoid applying Labor Code section 515 to monthly salaried community college classified employees and recommended changes to how the payroll period is defined.

Committee members pressed the author on whether outstanding issues could be resolved. Nguyen said the office has been \"very flexible\" in negotiations and is continuing to work with district and college representatives on implementation details. Committee members repeatedly volunteered to assist in negotiations on technical fixes.

Action: Senator Laird moved the item. The committee recorded aye votes from Senators Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird and Cortese. The motion to pass AB 374 to the Committee on Appropriations carried (5–0).

Why it matters: Supporters said clearer pay records would help employees verify pay and reduce administrative errors that cost districts and workers; opponents urged more time to resolve payroll‑system and reporting complexities to avoid confusing or inaccurate pay information.

What remains: The author and stakeholders will continue negotiating technical amendments, including how to treat monthly salaried employees, whether Labor Code section 515 language should be included or removed for certain employees, and how leave time should be reported when payroll systems are separate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The California State Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted to send AB 374 to the Committee on Appropriations after debate over implementation details and payroll-system complexity.","taxTitle","California State Senate, Senate, Legislative, California","taxId",77650,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526640,"Votes at a glance: Senate Labor Committee moves multiple bills to next committees",1382,917000,2299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8&start=917&end=2299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8/thumbnail_917000.jpg","/articles/6526640/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Senate-Labor-Committee-moves-multiple-bills-to-next-committees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526640-184afb1a9f29f6553026221325481996/orig.mp4?Expires=1771005677&Signature=oEielk8MYirKyMSHVZ4n6xTUMokYneB-5bcj5QqUybANZ7asE-MyYkc8sHvKCrTxxcYhRioPfMCLuwRjrbGyjjD~r77eBHrVbn~WAQAHaL-BWjgxu22WNunFYzXnkFUvL0kysY4DNjvohokmJskFf9hqHDijdFPaQdI8fxdz43twbuzl8JS-rxwaM8UXJ7wJCBxXJmZ8I1ttkNa9-ya62tC8J9yh-BQUqwO-BY8IX4PIkt3IOqMmoJ45RdNdYvJshpgO~vx-Dk8U9O5KkRjX2WXBnJzomBHuJruIOUR8kiqev65Fna8LG0joZkEEcFh2lfLQPO8~FstBAI1qPKIeYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The California State Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement concluded its agenda by advancing several bills and approving consent items. Key recorded committee actions taken during the hearing (meeting date not specified):

- AB 374 (pay‑stub transparency for classified school employees): Passed to the Committee on Appropriations (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.

- AB 596 (employee right to wear face coverings unless a clear safety hazard): Passed as amended to the Committee on Appropriations (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.

- AB 1104 (clarify that private solar customers are not awarding bodies under public‑works prevailing‑wage rules): Passed to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.

Consent calendar items (passed on consent) included:

- AB 1125 (file item 2): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0).
- AB 751 (file item 5): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0).
- AB 1392 (file item 8): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0).

What the votes mean: Each bill was advanced to the next committee listed on its motion; unanimous committee votes do not equate to final floor passage. Several items with substantive testimony will return to other committees for further review or fiscal analysis.

Record: The roll calls listed Senators Smallwood Cuevas (chair), Strickland (vice chair), Durazo, Laird and Cortese as voting aye on the recorded items above.","The committee advanced AB 374, AB 596 and AB 1104 and passed three consent items (AB 1125, AB 751, AB 1392). All recorded committee votes were unanimous at the time of action.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526645,"Committee clears clarification to prevailing‑wage law for private solar projects",457,1618000,2075000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8&start=1618&end=2075","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8/thumbnail_1618000.jpg","/articles/6526645/California/Committee-clears-clarification-to-prevailingwage-law-for-private-solar-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526645-418eaa65cbd2122cb87a96f9d642060d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771005677&Signature=VMeigZt-rKpIGE2wDMN4xMIN8vj5H5w51okBERBcNT7ESj1uJ-qP2lWBh3I7UmQlg8GoniSvPkvj8Z1Pmjgcqw8ZMXnlAyST5wx5SNwGqRIFjDRkIS3VRO2oSAqf2eagd3cC-3cmsLdNMQ7YVKg3LU3lIMFdJwoedYAg7rPYJD6~ZOjrWZBwySJNRRYvay3jeVQpHf3tXoc~jIaKZ72fh-nfVqzdbtZbkG38z9u14fbv8ZSsJF47dUNQeT~4du19UWdoLaRJblxEeekFnlSNTRfPLM2VjeyQhf4JIwJQvmaRmJmu4G9HFiSiLkpQs69kqMoY4s520uo65wth9VfT4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted to advance AB 1104, a bill intended to clarify how prevailing‑wage requirements apply to private solar installations.

Assemblymember Pellerin, the bill's author, said AB 1104 responds to administrative confusion following enactment of AB 2143 (2022), which required prevailing wages for certain solar projects connected to the net billing tariff. Pellerin said private entities that simply purchase solar systems ' for example, a bakery or an animal shelter ' have been treated as \"awarding bodies\" and thus required to register with the Department of Industrial Relations and take on public‑works compliance duties they do not have the capacity to perform. \"This bill clarifies that business owners of solar projects are not the awarding body and are therefore not subject to the complex public works requirements,\" the author said.

Supporters including commercial solar customers and chambers of commerce said the clarification removes a barrier that has contributed to a decline in commercial solar projects and job losses in the sector; witnesses cited declines in commercial applications in investor‑owned utility territories. The bill explicitly does not roll back prevailing‑wage obligations for contractors; contractors still must register as public‑works contractors, pay prevailing wages and meet apprenticeship requirements.

Labor groups that had previously opposed the bill reported their concerns had been addressed and either shifted to neutral or remained supportive of contractor accountability. The committee recorded unanimous support and moved the bill to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.

Action: The motion to pass AB 1104 to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications carried with aye votes from Senators Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird and Cortese (5–0).

Why it matters: Supporters said the change removes administrative burdens that have deterred private owners from installing solar and clarified that labor enforcement remains the responsibility of contractors and enforcement agencies.

What remains: The bill will go to the energy committee; supporters and labor groups will continue monitoring contractor accountability and enforcement mechanisms.","AB 1104 clarifies that private businesses and nonprofits installing solar are not treated as awarding bodies under public‑works prevailing‑wage rules; contractors remain responsible for prevailing wages and apprenticeship requirements. Committee passed the bill to the energy committee.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526650,"Senate labor committee backs bill to preserve workers' right to wear face coverings",593,1013000,1606000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8&start=1013&end=1606","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3772696-9b7644e4fb7ae6101a548868373aa5e8/thumbnail_1013000.jpg","/articles/6526650/California/Senate-labor-committee-backs-bill-to-preserve-workers-right-to-wear-face-coverings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526650-56d51941aeee56729c2edc10c7019a2f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771005677&Signature=aYUQBYJC0PUGS5JBZ7MBzxfatkEKvEL6wCgyNj2aO5lDE8EoQpCveS2p00grnEtk~I7XBnZKD8BH4s8Yc8VxWP4QqnANwjCQ-vc1UCwviL-RSZWVynWqzV4aJ1HyiNFHvM3KGAwUBsp-UafKuc6sLWuE~CpnSoBpbzfJrTYdGm7tLvJ8ycePV8gbo0461Q6rPLX329Vl6PlhcVZfsT~v~GkviccmhL1P2nZK-mRuV8nJSkp0jgwBYRqmsDdFd4Zox6l1U6myA2p0ofsTTiRgM4DCXiVN5dyHC~-E-KlbefKF3lIIN5C4WzZWZ~TouJEvy1DsMxqfWyVtqFLJyrxRqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The California State Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement passed AB 596 to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill would protect an employee's right to wear a face covering or respirator at work unless the employer can show the covering \"creates a clear safety hazard.\" Supporters said the measure restores a portion of COVID-era Cal/OSHA protections that expired in February 2025.

Assemblymember McKenna, the bill's author, said AB 596 \"simply restores this important protection\" and noted amendments to allow employers to require momentary removal of coverings for identification when doing so does not present a safety hazard. McKenna said the measure \"does not impose new cost or mandates on employers\" and is intended to balance individual health protections with workplace safety.

Labor and health organizations testified in support. Tim Steed of the Orange County Employees Association, representing thousands of public employees, told the committee the bill would allow workers who are immunocompromised or caring for vulnerable household members to protect themselves. Elmer Lazarda of the California Federation of Labor Unions described the measure as important for protection from respiratory illness and wildfire smoke exposure.

Opposition was narrow and technical. Robert Moutre of the California Chamber of Commerce said the group supports the idea but urged the bill mirror the limited exception previously in Cal/OSHA emergency regulations — an exception that permitted removal of a mask during specific tasks that could not feasibly be performed while masked and only for the duration of those tasks. Other opponents raised concerns about customer perceptions and workplace impacts.

Committee members asked whether the language tracks the prior Cal/OSHA regulation; the author's office said it planned clarifying amendments to address identification and task‑specific exceptions. Several members expressed support for the bill as written pending technical adjustments.

Action: The committee recorded aye votes from Senators Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird and Cortese and passed AB 596 to the Committee on Appropriations (5–0).

Why it matters: Supporters said the bill preserves worker choice to protect their health from viruses and wildfire smoke; opponents asked the committee to preserve narrowly tailored, task‑limited exceptions that were in previous Cal/OSHA emergency rules.

What remains: The author and stakeholders plan technical amendments to clarify limited exceptions for specific tasks and identification procedures.","AB 596 would allow employees to wear face coverings at work unless doing so creates a clear safety hazard; committee approved the bill and sent it to appropriations after testimony from unions and limited opposition calling for narrow regulatory language alignment.","actionData","errors"]

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