Amended IN Assembly June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 15, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 06, 2021 Amended IN Senate February 24, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 34Introduced by Senator Umberg(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Daly)December 07, 2020An act to add Section 6102 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 34, as amended, Umberg. Public contracts: authorized agent: limitations.Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined. Existing law makes it a crime for a public official, as specified, to ask, receive, or agree to receive, any bribe, upon an understanding that their official vote, opinion, judgment, or action will be influenced thereby.This bill would declare a contract void that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity to be void if the agent acted outside the scope of their employment in entering into the contract, as specified. because of a violation of the above-described crime. The bill would specify that these provisions apply to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to that date.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6102 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. Amended IN Assembly June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 15, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 06, 2021 Amended IN Senate February 24, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 34Introduced by Senator Umberg(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Daly)December 07, 2020An act to add Section 6102 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 34, as amended, Umberg. Public contracts: authorized agent: limitations.Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined. Existing law makes it a crime for a public official, as specified, to ask, receive, or agree to receive, any bribe, upon an understanding that their official vote, opinion, judgment, or action will be influenced thereby.This bill would declare a contract void that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity to be void if the agent acted outside the scope of their employment in entering into the contract, as specified. because of a violation of the above-described crime. The bill would specify that these provisions apply to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to that date.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 15, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 06, 2021 Amended IN Senate February 24, 2021 Amended IN Assembly June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 26, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 15, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 06, 2021 Amended IN Senate February 24, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 34 Introduced by Senator Umberg(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Daly)December 07, 2020 Introduced by Senator Umberg(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Daly) December 07, 2020 An act to add Section 6102 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 34, as amended, Umberg. Public contracts: authorized agent: limitations. Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined. Existing law makes it a crime for a public official, as specified, to ask, receive, or agree to receive, any bribe, upon an understanding that their official vote, opinion, judgment, or action will be influenced thereby.This bill would declare a contract void that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity to be void if the agent acted outside the scope of their employment in entering into the contract, as specified. because of a violation of the above-described crime. The bill would specify that these provisions apply to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to that date. Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined. Existing law makes it a crime for a public official, as specified, to ask, receive, or agree to receive, any bribe, upon an understanding that their official vote, opinion, judgment, or action will be influenced thereby. This bill would declare a contract void that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity to be void if the agent acted outside the scope of their employment in entering into the contract, as specified. because of a violation of the above-described crime. The bill would specify that these provisions apply to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to that date. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6102 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 6102 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. SECTION 1. Section 6102 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. 6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. 6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void.(b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code.(c)(b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023. 6102. (a) A contract that was entered into by an agent acting on behalf of a public entity is void if the agent acted outside the scope of the agents employment in entering into the contract. because of a violation of Section 68 or 86 of the Penal Code is void. (b)For purposes of this section, acting outside the scope of the agents employment includes, but is not limited to, engaging in any illegal activity in entering into a contract, including any act that would constitute a violation of Section 68 or 86, as applicable, of the Penal Code. (c) (b) This section applies to contracts executed on or after to January 1, 2023, including contracts negotiated prior to January 1, 2023.