Farm Labor Contractor/Foreign Labor Contractor Bonding Bill
Published Friday, February 27, 2026
Assemblymember Damon Connolly, D-San Rafael, has introduced Assembly Bill 2227, legislation that would revise the surety bond requirements for farm labor contractors. The bill shifts the bonding trigger from total employee payroll to gross receipts derived from farm labor contractor operations and establishes higher bond thresholds for contractors who are not also registered as foreign labor contractors.
Under the proposal, minimum bond requirements for farm labor contractors that are also registered as foreign labor contractors would be: $25,000 for gross receipts up to $500,000. $50,000 for gross receipts between $500,000 and $2 million. $75,000 for gross receipts exceeding $2 million.
For farm labor contractors not registered as foreign labor contractors, the required bond amounts would increase to: $50,000 for gross receipts up to $500,000. $100,000 for gross receipts between $500,000 and $2 million. $150,000 for gross receipts exceeding $2 million.
The bill appears intended to align farm labor contractor bonding requirements more closely with those imposed on foreign labor contractors and to incentivize farm labor contractors to obtain foreign labor contractor registration. However, many farm labor contractors do not recruit H-2A or H-2B workers abroad—the primary purpose of foreign labor contractor registration—raising questions about the broader applicability of the measure.
Staff contact: Bryan Little, blittle@cfbf.com.
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