California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1504 — Public employment: retirement savings plans, employment conditions, and training.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 903, Statutes of 2018.

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  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 March 14, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Department of Human Resources succeeds to and is vested with all the powers and duties previously performed by the Department of Personnel Administration. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to establish a deferred compensation plan that permits state officers and employees, participating pursuant to written agreement, to provide for a deferral of their wages. Existing law requires the department to permit officers and employees participating in a tax-deferred retirement savings plan to invest in a range of specified investment options. This bill would revise these provisions generally to refer to tax-advantaged retirement savings plans and would eliminate the requirement that the participation agreement be written. The bill would delete specific references to investment options that must be offered and instead require the department to offer a broad range of investments. The bill would grant the department the exclusive authority to determine the investment products provided in the core portfolio, subject to certain requirements. The bill would also require the department to offer a brokerage option. The bill would additionally update various references to the Department of Personnel Administration to instead refer to the Department of Human Resources. (2) Existing law provides that when an employer discharges an employee, or he or she quits, as specified, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately. Existing law, applicable to the state, permits an employee, when he or she is discharged, quits, or retires, to elect that unused vacation and leave, as specified, be applied to the employee's state sponsored supplemental retirement plan or received as a lump sum. Subject to certain requirements, a state employee may elect different options to defer payment into the next calendar year. This bill would provide that certain election options described above apply only to leave if the employee is terminated or leaves employment after November 1 of a calendar year, and would prescribe conditions regarding when payments would be deferred, deposited, or tendered. The bill would make various conforming changes, including to conform with federal regulation. (3) Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to devise plans for, and cooperate with, appointing powers in the conduct of supervisor and career executive assignment employee training programs. This bill would extend that requirement to training of managers. (4) Existing law requires supervisory training to be successfully completed within the term of the probationary period or within 6 months of the employee's initial appointment, except if doing so creates additional costs or if training cannot be completed due to limited availability of training courses. Existing law specifies that, upon completion of the initial appointment training, supervisory employees are required to be provided biannually a minimum of 20 hours of leadership training and development, as prescribed by the department. This bill would require those initial supervisory training hours to be completed no later than the term of the probationary period. The bill also would revise the requirement of 20 hours of subsequent leadership training and development to instead make it a biennial, rather than a biannual, requirement.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 903, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6113.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 6070.)

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5927.) Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6710.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read third time and amended.

  13. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From consent calendar.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

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

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5015.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  23. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  24. Set for hearing May 7.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4790.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. Set for hearing April 23.

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

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 14.

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

Sponsors

  • Committee on Public Employment and Retirement · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Public Employment and Retirement

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1504 P.E. & R. (Pan) Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bates — Yea
Chang — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 1504 P.E. & R. Senate Third Reading By RODRIGUEZ

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
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
Gabriel, Jesse 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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar SB1504 P.E. & R.

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33001
Democratic 5000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1504 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Department of Human Resources succeeds to and is vested with all the powers and duties previously performed by the Department of Personnel Administration. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to establish a deferred compensation plan that permits state officers and employees, participating pursuant to written agreement, to provide for a deferral of their wages. Existing law requires the department to permit officers and employees participating in a tax-deferred retirement savings plan to invest in a range of specified investment options. This bill would revise these provisions generally to refer to tax-advantaged retirement savings plans and would eliminate the requirement that the participation agreement be written. The bill would delete specific references to investment options that must be offered and instead require the department to offer a broad range of investments. The bill would grant the department the exclusive authority to determine the investment products provided in the core portfolio, subject to certain requirements. The bill would also require the department to offer a brokerage option. The bill would additionally update various references to the Department of Personnel Administration to instead refer to the Department of Human Resources. (2) Existing law provides that when an employer discharges an employee, or he or she quits, as specified, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately. Existing law, applicable to the state, permits an employee, when he or she is discharged, quits, or retires, to elect that unused vacation and leave, as specified, be applied to the employee's state sponsored supplemental retirement plan or received as a lump sum. Subject to certain requirements, a state employee may elect different options to defer payment into the next calendar year. This bill would provide that certain election options described above apply only to leave if the employee is terminated or leaves employment after November 1 of a calendar year, and would prescribe conditions regarding when payments would be deferred, deposited, or tendered. The bill would make various conforming changes, including to conform with federal regulation. (3) Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to devise plans for, and cooperate with, appointing powers in the conduct of supervisor and career executive assignment employee training programs. This bill would extend that requirement to training of managers. (4) Existing law requires supervisory training to be successfully completed within the term of the probationary period or within 6 months of the employee's initial appointment, except if doing so creates additional costs or if training cannot be completed due to limited availability of training courses. Existing law specifies that, upon completion of the initial appointment training, supervisory employees are required to be provided biannually a minimum of 20 hours of leadership training and development, as prescribed by the department. This bill would require those initial supervisory training hours to be completed no later than the term of the probationary period. The bill also would revise the requirement of 20 hours of subsequent leadership training and development to instead make it a biennial, rather than a biannual, requirement.
Who sponsors SB 1504?
SB 1504 is sponsored by Committee on Public Employment and Retirement.
What is the current status of SB 1504?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 14, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1504?
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