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Assembly committee advances townhome bill that pairs ministerial approvals with a $28 construction wage floor
Summary
The Assembly Local Government Committee advanced AB 17 51, which would allow ministerial approval for qualifying townhome projects and establish a $28-an-hour minimum for construction workers on covered private townhome projects; supporters said it expands ownership and raises pay for nonunion workers, while labor groups warned it could undermine prevailing-wage standards.
Assemblymember Quirk Silva’s AB 17 51 moved out of the Assembly Local Government Committee on a party-line and courtesy-vote push to send the measure to appropriations, after hours of testimony and debate.
The bill would create a ministerial approval pathway for qualifying townhome projects that meet objective standards, and it would establish a $28-per-hour minimum wage floor for construction workers on covered private townhome developments, with automatic inflation adjustments tied to the consumer price index. The author and supporters emphasized the measure applies to private-for-sale, low-rise townhome projects and does not change prevailing-wage law for…
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