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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1235: California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1235 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement. Primary sponsor: Chris Rogers (D). Most recent recorded action (September 20, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes requirements that apply when a public entity is required by statute or regulation to obtain an enforceable commitment that a bidder, contractor, or other entity will use a skilled and trained workforce to complete a contract or project. Existing law also authorizes a public entity to require that a bidder, contractor, or other entity use a skilled and trained workforce, regardless of whether they are required to do so by statute or regulation.

Existing law, the California State University Contract Law, authorizes the Trustees of the California State University to enter into an agreement with a contractor to provide all or significant portions of the design services and construction of a project, chosen by a competitive bidding process that employs selection criteria in addition to cost. Existing law also requires a contractor, when selecting subcontractors under this provision, to competitively bid for those portions of work.

This bill would prohibit a contractor from being prequalified for, shortlisted for, or awarded a contract with the Trustees of the California State University, as described above, unless, among other things, the contractor provides an enforceable commitment to the trustees that the contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, as specified. The bill would exempt from its provisions, among things, a project or contract for the development of housing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RogersPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 13).
  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. Referred to Com. on ED.
  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 5. Page 3877.)

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page