Existing law prohibits using state funds to reimburse a state contractor for any costs incurred to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Existing law prohibits a public employer receiving state funds from using those funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Existing law defines public employers and public agencies with reference to provisions authorizing public employees to join organizations for purposes of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment.
California SB 285 (20172018) — Public employers: union organizing.
Existing law prohibits using state funds to reimburse a state contractor for any costs incurred to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Existing law prohibits a public employer receiving state funds from using those funds to assist, promote, or deter union organizing. Existing law defines public employers and public agencies with reference to provisions authorizing public employees to join organizations for purposes of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Atkins — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-09 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-10 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2017-02-23 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2017-03-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2017-03-29 Set for hearing April 24.
2017-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 829.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 8.
2017-05-03 May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-15 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 1066.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-16 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-26 Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. referral-committee
2017-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 19. Page 2763.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-08-24 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2017-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2017-09-07 Returned by the Governor at the request of the Senate.
2017-09-07 Held at desk.
2017-09-11 Ordered to enrgrossing and enrolling.
2017-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2017-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 567, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/92504db5-ec65-4b71-b734-d307bcff88c8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).