California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 537 — Meyers-Milias-Brown Act: impasse procedures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 785, Statutes of 2013.

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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 20, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of a recognized employee organization. The act requires, if an agreement is reached, that the parties prepare jointly a nonbinding written memorandum of understanding of the agreement that would then be presented to the governing body or its statutory representative for determination. This bill would require that, if a tentative agreement is reached by the parties, the governing body vote to accept or reject that agreement within 30 days of the date it is first considered, as specified. The bill would not bar the filing of a charge for failure to meet and confer in good faith if the governing body rejects the tentative agreement. The bill would further require the parties to jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding upon adoption of the tentative agreement by the governing body. Under existing law, a written agreement to submit to arbitration a specified controversy is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, except if grounds exist for the revocation of the written agreement. This bill would additionally provide that an arbitration agreement contained in a memorandum of understanding entered into under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act is enforceable, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 785, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 3298.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 2356.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).

  11. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  13. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

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

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 1791.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 24).

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. Read second time and amended.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. Read second time and amended.

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 537 BONTA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492101
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 532401
% of votes cast 68%31%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hall — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Allen — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB537 Bonta By Beall

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231102
Democratic 3000
Total 261102
% of votes cast 67%28%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Walters — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 537 BONTA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481901
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 542401
% of votes cast 68%30%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Chau — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Stone — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

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
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 537 do?
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of a recognized employee organization. The act requires, if an agreement is reached, that the parties prepare jointly a nonbinding written memorandum of understanding of the agreement that would then be presented to the governing body or its statutory representative for determination. This bill would require that, if a tentative agreement is reached by the parties, the governing body vote to accept or reject that agreement within 30 days of the date it is first considered, as specified. The bill would not bar the filing of a charge for failure to meet and confer in good faith if the governing body rejects the tentative agreement. The bill would further require the parties to jointly prepare a written memorandum of understanding upon adoption of the tentative agreement by the governing body. Under existing law, a written agreement to submit to arbitration a specified controversy is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, except if grounds exist for the revocation of the written agreement. This bill would additionally provide that an arbitration agreement contained in a memorandum of understanding entered into under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act is enforceable, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 537?
AB 537 is sponsored by Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 537?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 537?
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