The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act provides for the representation of local public employees by employee organizations and for the execution of memoranda of understanding between those organizations and local public agencies. The act prohibits a public agency or an employee organization from, among other things, intimidating, coercing, or discriminating against employees because they have chosen to join, or not join, an employee organization. Existing law requires a public agency to meet and confer in good faith, as defined.
California AB 195 (20112012) — Local public employee organizations.
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act provides for the representation of local public employees by employee organizations and for the execution of memoranda of understanding between those organizations and local public agencies. The act prohibits a public agency or an employee organization from, among other things, intimidating, coercing, or discriminating against employees because they have chosen to join, or not join, an employee organization. Existing law requires a public agency to meet and confer in good faith, as defined.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 195 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 48–27 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB195 Roger Hernández By Vargas — 24–14 (pass) · upper
AB 195 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading — 51–23 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Roger Hernández — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-01-27 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-01-28 From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.
2011-02-10 Referred to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S. referral-committee
2011-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-03-22 Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S. referral-committee
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (April 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 1236.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-19 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2011-06-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 27). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-07-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 1965.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-18 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 2488.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2011-09-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cf60b0f4-10f1-44f8-a5eb-feb734f0ed53. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).