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SB-469 • 2026

Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.

Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Smallwood-Cuevas
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific information on how many people will be on the task force or which agencies they come from.

California Public Infrastructure Task Force

This law creates a task force within the Department of Industrial Relations to promote employment for underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects and provide compliance assistance to contractors regarding nondiscrimination obligations.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the California Public Infrastructure Task Force inside the Department of Industrial Relations.
  • The task force will have members from specified agencies.
  • It aims to promote employment opportunities for underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
  • The task force will provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work for the Department of Industrial Relations
  • Companies that build public infrastructure in California

Terms To Know

underrepresented communities
Groups of people who do not have enough jobs or opportunities compared to other groups.
public infrastructure projects
Big construction projects like roads, bridges, and buildings that are built for the public by the government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly which agencies will provide representatives to the task force.
  • It is unclear what specific actions the task force can take beyond promoting employment opportunities and providing compliance assistance.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-05-06 California Legislative Information

    May 12 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. 2025-05-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 12.

  4. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 966.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. 2025-04-11 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 30.

  6. 2025-04-04 California Legislative Information

    April 9 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 9.

  8. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    March 26 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  9. 2025-03-18 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing March 26.

  10. 2025-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  11. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  12. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 469, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas.
Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.
Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.

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