SB 140: State Bargaining Unit 6.

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 6. 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 6 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 approved by the Legislature in legislation other than the annual Budget Act. By approving provisions of the agreement that require the expenditure of funds, this bill would make an appropriation.

(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 6, effective July 3, 2023, to July 2, 2025, inclusive.

This bill would, instead, include the memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 that is effective July 3, 2025, to July 2, 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.

Sponsors

“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. June 30, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 26, Statutes of 2025.
2. June 30, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. June 30, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:45 p.m.
4. June 30, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1845.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. June 30, 2025Senate Rule 29.4 suspended.
6. June 30, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. June 30, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2364.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. June 30, 2025Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 2362.)
9. June 30, 2025Ordered to third reading.
10. June 30, 2025Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
11. June 24, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
12. March 24, 2025Referred to Com. on BUDGET.