Bill Text: CA AB1516 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1516

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Bill Title: Labor and Workforce Development Agency: working group: minimum wage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-15 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1516 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1516-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1516

Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra

February 17, 2023

An act to amend Section 92 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1516, as introduced, Kalra. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: enforcement power.

Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement under the direction of the Labor Commissioner within the Department of Industrial Relations and sets forth its powers and duties of the commissioner and the commissioner’s deputies and agents, including the power to issue subpoenas for the purpose of carrying out the laws under their jurisdiction.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 92 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

92.

The Labor Commissioner, ~~his~~ and the commissioner’s deputies and agents, may issue ~~subpenas~~ subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and parties and the production of books, papers and records; administer oaths; examine witnesses under oath; take the verification, acknowledgment, or proof of written instruments; and take depositions and affidavits for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this code and all laws which the division is to enforce.