California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 359 — Grocery workers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 212, Statutes of 2015.

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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 17, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law regulates various aspects of the workplace and employee safety and health. This bill, upon a change in control of a grocery establishment, would require an incumbent grocery employer to prepare a list of specified eligible grocery workers for a successor grocery employer, and would require the successor grocery employer to hire from this list during a 90-day transition period. The bill would require the successor grocery employer to retain eligible grocery workers for a 90-day period, prohibit the successor grocery employer from discharging those workers without cause during that period, and, upon the close of that period, require the successor grocery employer to consider offering continued employment to those workers. The bill would exempt a grocery establishment located in a food desert from the bill's requirements, as provided. The bill would provide that a collective bargaining agreement may supersede these requirements and that these provisions do not preempt any local ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to eligible grocery workers. This bill would provide that its provisions are severable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 212, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 1899.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24).

  8. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 27. Page 1586.)

  11. (Page 1473.)

  12. Amended. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (May 12).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

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

  19. Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • O‘Donnell · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Holden · Cosponsor
  • Leyva · Cosponsor
  • Rendon · Cosponsor
  • Ridley-Thomas · Cosponsor
  • Jeff Gonzalez · Primary
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor
  • Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (111)

111 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

3rd Reading AB359 Gonzalez By Leyva

Passed 22 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201304
Democratic 2100
Total 221404
% of votes cast 55%35%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Hall — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 3100
Total 4100
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 359 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 27 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422107
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 462707
% of votes cast 58%34%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Brown — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Cooley — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Low — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Campos — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Chávez — Not Voting
Hadley — Nay
Harper — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Kim — Nay
Levine — Nay
Linder — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 359 do?
Existing law regulates various aspects of the workplace and employee safety and health. This bill, upon a change in control of a grocery establishment, would require an incumbent grocery employer to prepare a list of specified eligible grocery workers for a successor grocery employer, and would require the successor grocery employer to hire from this list during a 90-day transition period. The bill would require the successor grocery employer to retain eligible grocery workers for a 90-day period, prohibit the successor grocery employer from discharging those workers without cause during that period, and, upon the close of that period, require the successor grocery employer to consider offering continued employment to those workers. The bill would exempt a grocery establishment located in a food desert from the bill's requirements, as provided. The bill would provide that a collective bargaining agreement may supersede these requirements and that these provisions do not preempt any local ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to eligible grocery workers. This bill would provide that its provisions are severable.
Who sponsors AB 359?
AB 359 is sponsored by Bonilla, O‘Donnell, Chiu, Gatto, Holden, Leyva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 359?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 359?
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