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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 139: State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 139 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12. Primary sponsor: Committee on Budget. Most recent recorded action (July 2, 2025): Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

(1)Existing law provides that a provision of a memorandum of understanding reached between the state employer and a recognized employee organization representing state civil service employees that requires the expenditure of funds does not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to provide a memorandum of understanding to the Legislative Analyst, who then has 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. Existing law prohibits the memorandum of understanding from being subject to legislative determination until either the Legislative Analyst has presented a fiscal analysis of the memorandum of understanding or until 10 calendar days have elapsed since the memorandum was received by the Legislative Analyst.

This bill, notwithstanding the above-described statutory provisions, would approve provisions of the agreement entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12. The bill would provide that the provisions of the agreement that require the expenditure of funds will not take effect unless funds for these provisions are specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the state employer or State Bargaining Unit 9 or State Bargaining Unit 12 to reopen negotiations if funds for these provisions are not specifically appropriated by the Legislature. The bill would require the provisions of the agreement that require the expenditure of funds to become effective even if the provisions are approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the annual Budget Act.

(2)Existing law, for the 2025–26 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment of compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2025 is not enacted by July 1, 2025. Existing law includes within these continuous appropriation provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 12 (effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026, inclusive).

This bill would, instead, include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 12 (effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2027, inclusive) and would additionally include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 9 (effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, inclusive).

Existing law, for the 2026–27 fiscal year, continuously appropriates to the Controller from the General Fund unallocated special funds, including federal funds and unallocated nongovernmental cost funds, and any other fund from which state employees are compensated, the amount necessary for the payment and compensation and employee benefits to state employees covered by specified memoranda of understanding if the Budget Act of 2026 is not enacted by July 1, 2026. Existing law includes within these continuous appropriation provisions a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 12 (effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026, inclusive).

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on BudgetPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)Assembly—

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 30).
  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
  5. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
  7. Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
  8. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 732.)
  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  11. Withdrawn from committee.
  12. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page