Public contracts: retention proceeds.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 14, 2026
What it does
Existing law, with respect to a contract relating to the construction of any public work of improvement, prohibits the retention proceeds withheld from any payment by a public entity from the original contractor, by the original contractor from any subcontractor, and by a subcontractor from any subcontractor from exceeding 5% of the payment, except as specified.
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.