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SB 1174STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.

Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and requires it to improve and maintain the state highways. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into any contracts required for the performance of its duties, as provided. Existing law establishes bid preferences in public contracting for certain types of bidders, including, but not limited to, small business and microbusiness bidders. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, require the department to provide certain bid preferences to a contractor or subcontractor with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in which 30% or more is owned by the ESOP when the contractor or subcontractor bids or is part of a bid on a state-funded construction contract, as specified. The bill would make it unlawful for a person, contractor, or subcontractor to engage in specified behaviors related to the fraudulent obtaining or retaining of an ESOP bid preference and would subject a person, contractor, or subcontractor engaged in those behaviors to a suspension from bidding on or participating in any contract with the department for certain periods and specified civil penalties.

Voted 8/13/2026View source

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 7/1/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  2. 6/23/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  3. 6/15/2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  4. 6/1/2026Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD.
  5. 5/22/2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4419.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  6. 5/22/2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  7. 5/20/2026Ordered to special consent calendar.
  8. 5/14/2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4267.) (May 14).
  9. 5/14/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. 5/8/2026Set for hearing May 14.