California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 151 — State employment: State Bargaining Unit 6 agreement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 211, Statutes of 2023.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) on September 22, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that a provision of a memorandum of understanding reached between the state employer and a recognized employee organization representing state civil service employees that requires the expenditure of funds does not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to provide a memorandum of understanding to the Legislative Analyst, who then has 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. Existing law prohibits the memorandum of understanding from being subject to legislative determination until either the Legislative Analyst has presented a fiscal analysis of the memorandum of understanding or until 10 calendar days have elapsed since the memorandum was received by the Legislative Analyst. This bill, notwithstanding the above-described statutory provisions, would approve provisions of the memorandum of understanding entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 6. The bill would provide that the provisions of the memorandum of understanding described above that require the expenditure of funds will not take effect unless funds for these provisions are specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the state employer or State Bargaining Unit 6 to reopen negotiations if funds for these provisions are not specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would require the provisions of the agreement that require the expenditure of funds to become effective even if the provisions are approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the annual Budget Act. Existing law, for the 2023–24 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment of compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2023 is not enacted by July 1, 2023. Existing law includes within these continuous appropriation provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6, effective July 3, 2020, to July 2, 2023. This bill would instead include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to July 2, 2025. Existing law, for the 2024–25 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment and compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2024 is not enacted by July 1, 2024. This bill would additionally include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to June 2, 2025, inclusive. Existing law, for the 2025–26 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment of compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2025 is not enacted by July 1, 2025. Existing law includes within these provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6, effective July 3, 2020, to July 2, 2023. This bill would instead include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to June 2, 2025, inclusive. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 19829.9851, 19829.9852, and 19829.9853 of the Government Code proposed by AB 148, SB 148, or both, to be operative only if this bill and either AB 148, SB 148, or both are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill would appropriate the sum of $296,891,000 for State Bargaining Unit 6 for expenditure in the 2023–24 fiscal year in augmentation of, and for the purpose of, state employee compensation as provided in the Budget Act of 2023. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 211, Statutes of 2023.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 2573.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3109.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 2953.)

  10. Assembly Rule 96 suspended.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  13. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 502.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Ordered to second reading.

  18. Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 357.)

  19. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  20. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.

  21. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB151 B. & F.R. (Skinner) Concurrence

Passed 31 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9200
Democratic 16303
Republican 6001
Total 31504
% of votes cast 78%13%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Eggman — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Nay
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Not Voting
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Nay
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Not Voting

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SB 151 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By TING

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 44003
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 18002
Total 75005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Ting — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Low — Yea
Wood — Yea
Essayli — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Addis, Dawn Democratic Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bains, Jasmeet Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Connolly, Damon Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Hart, Gregg Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Ortega, Liz Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Pellerin, Gail Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Schiavo, Pilar Democratic Yea
Soria, Esmeralda Democratic Yea
Valencia, Avelino Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez Democratic Yea
Alanis, Juan Republican Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Dixon, Diane Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Hoover, Josh Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Sanchez, Kate Republican Yea
Ta, Tri Republican Yea
Wallis, Greg Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB151 B. & F.R.

Passed 29 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Democratic 18103
Republican 1600
Total 29803
% of votes cast 73%20%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Not Voting
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Not Voting
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 151 do?
Existing law provides that a provision of a memorandum of understanding reached between the state employer and a recognized employee organization representing state civil service employees that requires the expenditure of funds does not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to provide a memorandum of understanding to the Legislative Analyst, who then has 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. Existing law prohibits the memorandum of understanding from being subject to legislative determination until either the Legislative Analyst has presented a fiscal analysis of the memorandum of understanding or until 10 calendar days have elapsed since the memorandum was received by the Legislative Analyst. This bill, notwithstanding the above-described statutory provisions, would approve provisions of the memorandum of understanding entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 6. The bill would provide that the provisions of the memorandum of understanding described above that require the expenditure of funds will not take effect unless funds for these provisions are specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the state employer or State Bargaining Unit 6 to reopen negotiations if funds for these provisions are not specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would require the provisions of the agreement that require the expenditure of funds to become effective even if the provisions are approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the annual Budget Act. Existing law, for the 2023–24 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment of compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2023 is not enacted by July 1, 2023. Existing law includes within these continuous appropriation provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6, effective July 3, 2020, to July 2, 2023. This bill would instead include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to July 2, 2025. Existing law, for the 2024–25 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment and compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2024 is not enacted by July 1, 2024. This bill would additionally include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to June 2, 2025, inclusive. Existing law, for the 2025–26 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment of compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2025 is not enacted by July 1, 2025. Existing law includes within these provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6, effective July 3, 2020, to July 2, 2023. This bill would instead include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2023, to June 2, 2025, inclusive. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 19829.9851, 19829.9852, and 19829.9853 of the Government Code proposed by AB 148, SB 148, or both, to be operative only if this bill and either AB 148, SB 148, or both are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The bill would appropriate the sum of $296,891,000 for State Bargaining Unit 6 for expenditure in the 2023–24 fiscal year in augmentation of, and for the purpose of, state employee compensation as provided in the Budget Act of 2023. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors SB 151?
SB 151 is sponsored by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review.
What is the current status of SB 151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2023. Enacted.
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