Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20252026/sb-161.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

83 lines
4.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "State employment: state bargaining units."
description: "(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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20252026"
identifier: "SB 161"
citation: "California SB 161 (20252026)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Stateemployment", "statebargainingunits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83ee2a19-e93b-4b17-a501-bc5267000846"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161"
source_hash: "03765e5cd221c59590416c2ac555ca5f0297d2666beebd5e79c1f395ed2dffc2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 161 (20252026) — State employment: state bargaining units.
(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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **01/23/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161&version=20250SB16199INT)
2. **09/08/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161&version=20250SB16198AMD)
3. **09/17/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161&version=20250SB16196CHP)
4. **SB161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161)
5. **09/12/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB161&version=20250SB16197ENR)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading SB161 B. & F.R. — **2810** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence — **290** (pass) · upper
- SB 161 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL — **701** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-23** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17** Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
- **2025-03-17** Ordered to second reading.
- **2025-03-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 450.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24** Referred to Com. on BUDGET. `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-09-10** Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)
- **2025-09-10** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2025-09-10** Ordered to third reading.
- **2025-09-11** Senate Rule 29.4 suspended. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2935.)
- **2025-09-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 3329.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2025-09-12** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2025-09-12** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 0. Page 2956.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-09-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2025-09-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 114, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83ee2a19-e93b-4b17-a501-bc5267000846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).