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CA AB 1729

vetoed

State employment: telework programs.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1729 pass?

No. CA AB 1729 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 1729 about?

Existing law requires every state agency to develop and implement a telecommuting plan as part of its telecommuting program in work areas where telecommuting is identified as being both practical and beneficial to the organization. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to establish a unit for purposes of overseeing telecommuting programs that is required to, among other things, develop and update policy, procedures, and guidelines to assist agencies in the planning and implementation of telecommuting programs. Existing law requires the department to establish criteria for evaluating the state's telecommuting program. Existing law defines "telecommuting" for purposes of those provisions. This bill would revise and recast those provisions. The bill would replace the term "telecommuting" with "telework," as defined. The bill would also require the Department of General Services to establish a telework dashboard that displays the cost-effectiveness and efficiency benefits of state telework programs, including documenting annual savings to the state of reduced office space and operating costs. The bill would additionally require each state agency, every 10 years, to evaluate its telework program to ensure that it aligns with the state agency's unique operational needs to carry out its programmatic missions and to help recruit and retain a qualified workforce. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Who sponsors CA AB 1729?

Lee is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1729, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires every state agency to develop and implement a telecommuting plan as part of its telecommuting program in work areas where telecommuting is identified as being both practical and beneficial to the organization. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to establish a unit for purposes of overseeing telecommuting programs that is required to, among other things, develop and update policy, procedures, and guidelines to assist agencies in the planning and implementation of telecommuting programs. Existing law requires the department to establish criteria for evaluating the state's telecommuting program. Existing law defines "telecommuting" for purposes of those provisions. This bill would revise and recast those provisions. The bill would replace the term "telecommuting" with "telework," as defined. The bill would also require the Department of General Services to establish a telework dashboard that displays the cost-effectiveness and efficiency benefits of state telework programs, including documenting annual savings to the state of reduced office space and operating costs. The bill would additionally require each state agency, every 10 years, to evaluate its telework program to ensure that it aligns with the state agency's unique operational needs to carry out its programmatic missions and to help recruit and retain a qualified workforce. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Introduced
2026-05-14
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Leeauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Boernercoauthor
  • Connollycoauthor
  • Jacksoncoauthor
  • Nguyencoauthor
  • Ortegacoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Ramoscoauthor
  • Wardcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-18

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  4. 2026-08-27

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 6.).

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  5. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  7. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  8. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  10. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and G.O.

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  11. 2026-05-28

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 7.).

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  13. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 7. Page 5477.).

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  14. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. 2026-05-18

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  16. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  17. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  18. 2026-04-08

    Coauthors revised.

  19. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  20. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

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  21. 2026-02-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  22. 2026-02-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • AB1729Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-08 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lackey: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: other

  • Do pass as amended.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: other
    • Ta: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Hoover: other

  • AB 1729 Lee Third Reading Urgency

    2026-05-28 · pass · 67-7

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Bennett: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Petrie-Norris: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Blanca Rubio: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Johnson: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Aguiar-Curry: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]

    2026-06-17 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: no

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Valladares: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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