CA AB2182

Requires prevailing wage rate changes to be determined on a semiannual basis instead of quarterly, effective July 1, 2026 through January 1, 2031.

Allows contractors, awarding bodies, and worker representatives to petition the Director of Industrial Relations to review wage rate determinations within 20 days of publication.

Applies new wage rate determinations to contracts with notice to bidders published after July 1, 2026 that are valued at $35 million or greater and are not state contracts or housing development projects.

Permits representatives of joint labor-management committees to access active public works jobsites to monitor prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance, with jobsites required to provide reasonable access consistent with safety requirements.

Authorizes civil penalties of $1,000 per occasion for willfully denying committee representatives reasonable access, plus attorney's fees and costs for prevailing committees.

Requires contractors and subcontractors to make payroll records available to the Labor Commissioner within 10 days upon request, with liability for penalties under existing law for non-compliance.