California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2017 — Public employers: employee organizations.

Last action — In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law prohibits a public employer, as defined, from deterring or discouraging public employees from becoming or remaining members of an employee organization. Under existing law, a public employer is defined, for these purposes, to include counties, cities, districts, the state, schools, transit districts, the University of California, and the California State University, among others. Existing law grants the Public Employment Relations Board jurisdiction over violations of these provisions. This bill would include in the definition of "public employer" under these provisions those employers of excluded supervisory employees and judicial council employees and would include in the definition of "public employee" those employees of a public transit agency with specified labor relation provisions. The bill would additionally prohibit a public employer from deterring or discouraging prospective public employees, as defined, from becoming or remaining members of an employee organization.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  2. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 22. Page 4825.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 18).

  8. Coauthors revised.

  9. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

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

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Primary
  • Gloria · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher
  • Gloria

Not signed on (119)

119 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 2017 CHIU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 22 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 341706
Democratic 15000
Republican 1500
Total 502206
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Quirk — Not Voting
Steinorth — Not Voting
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Fong — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7402
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 11402
% of votes cast 65%24%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2017 do?
Existing law prohibits a public employer, as defined, from deterring or discouraging public employees from becoming or remaining members of an employee organization. Under existing law, a public employer is defined, for these purposes, to include counties, cities, districts, the state, schools, transit districts, the University of California, and the California State University, among others. Existing law grants the Public Employment Relations Board jurisdiction over violations of these provisions. This bill would include in the definition of "public employer" under these provisions those employers of excluded supervisory employees and judicial council employees and would include in the definition of "public employee" those employees of a public transit agency with specified labor relation provisions. The bill would additionally prohibit a public employer from deterring or discouraging prospective public employees, as defined, from becoming or remaining members of an employee organization.
Who sponsors AB 2017?
AB 2017 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, Chiu, and Gloria.
What is the current status of AB 2017?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2017?
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