California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1606 — Local public employee organizations: impasse procedures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees, and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. The act requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Under the act, if the representatives of the public agency and the employee organization fail to reach an agreement, they may mutually agree on the appointment of a mediator and equally share the cost. If the parties reach an impasse, the act provides that a public agency may unilaterally implement its last, best, and final offer. Existing law further authorizes the employee organization, if the mediator is unable to effect settlement of the controversy within 30 days of his or her appointment, to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel. This bill would instead authorize the employee organization to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel not sooner than 30 days or more than 45 days following the appointment or selection of a mediator pursuant to the parties' agreement to mediate or a mediation process required by a public agency's local rules. The bill would also authorize an employee organization, if the dispute was not submitted to mediation, to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel not later than 30 days following the date that either party provided the other with a written notice of a declaration of impasse. The bill would specify that the procedural right of an employee organization to request a factfinding panel cannot be expressly or voluntarily waived. The bill would also specify that its provisions are intended to be technical and clarifying of existing law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 5884.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 4434.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (May 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 24. Page 4487.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 18).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Perea · Primary
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Perea

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Lieu
  • Wieckowski
  • Williams

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 1606 PEREA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 50 Yea · 25 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 492305
Democratic 1000
Total 502505
% of votes cast 63%31%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hill — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Huber — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Conway — Nay
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Logue — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Valadao — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB1606 Perea By Vargas

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221401
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241501
% of votes cast 60%38%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Cannella — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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AB 1606 PEREA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 24 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462209
Republican 0200
Democratic 0001
Total 4624010
% of votes cast 58%30%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Huber — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Conway — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Cook — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Smyth — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1606 do?
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees, and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. The act requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Under the act, if the representatives of the public agency and the employee organization fail to reach an agreement, they may mutually agree on the appointment of a mediator and equally share the cost. If the parties reach an impasse, the act provides that a public agency may unilaterally implement its last, best, and final offer. Existing law further authorizes the employee organization, if the mediator is unable to effect settlement of the controversy within 30 days of his or her appointment, to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel. This bill would instead authorize the employee organization to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel not sooner than 30 days or more than 45 days following the appointment or selection of a mediator pursuant to the parties' agreement to mediate or a mediation process required by a public agency's local rules. The bill would also authorize an employee organization, if the dispute was not submitted to mediation, to request that the parties' differences be submitted to a factfinding panel not later than 30 days following the date that either party provided the other with a written notice of a declaration of impasse. The bill would specify that the procedural right of an employee organization to request a factfinding panel cannot be expressly or voluntarily waived. The bill would also specify that its provisions are intended to be technical and clarifying of existing law.
Who sponsors AB 1606?
AB 1606 is sponsored by Lieu, Perea, Wieckowski, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 1606?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1606?
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