Public Employment Relations Board: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: employee relations.
Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Existing law includes within PERB's jurisdiction the resolution of disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified. Existing law authorizes PERB to adopt rules and regulations to carry out its purposes, as provided. Existing law does not apply the above provisions to employees of specified transit agencies, including the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, among others.
us/states/ca
California Legislature
20212022
SB 957
California SB 957 (20212022)
bill
Public Employment Relations Board: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: employee relations.
California SB 957 (20212022) — Public Employment Relations Board: Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: employee relations.
Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Existing law includes within PERB's jurisdiction the resolution of disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified. Existing law authorizes PERB to adopt rules and regulations to carry out its purposes, as provided. Existing law does not apply the above provisions to employees of specified transit agencies, including the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, among others.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB957 Laird Concurrence — 27–10 (pass) · upper
SB 957 Laird Senate Third Reading By Stone — 59–15 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 28–9 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
[04-19-2022] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Laird — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-09 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-09 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-10 From printer.
2022-02-16 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2022-03-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-03-17 Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. referral-committee
2022-04-07 Set for hearing April 18.
2022-04-08 Set for hearing April 26 in JUD. pending receipt.
2022-04-19 April 18 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
2022-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3415.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3513.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3777.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 3836.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-23 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 5820.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-15 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 4830.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2022-09-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 240, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8c38e96c-6d36-4861-bc96-8696d8530488. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).