AB 26 Summary

• Expands the definition of "construction" in prevailing wage law to include work performed during postconstruction phases, including all cleanup work at the jobsite, in addition to existing design and preconstruction phases.

• Clarifies that "installation" includes assembly and disassembly of freestanding and affixed modular office systems for purposes of prevailing wage requirements.

• Adds infrastructure project grants from the California Advanced Services Fund pursuant to Section 281 of the Public Utilities Code to the definition of public works subject to prevailing wage requirements.

• Makes willful violations of prevailing wage laws on public works a misdemeanor by expanding the definition of covered construction work.

• Specifies no state reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts because the act expands the definition of a crime within the meaning of the California Constitution.