CA AB 2129
enactedState employees: compensation: firefighters.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2129 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2129 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2129 about?
Existing law provides that in order for the state to recruit skilled firefighters for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is the policy of the state to consider prevailing salaries and benefits prior to making salary recommendations. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources, in order to provide comparability in pay, to take into consideration the salary and benefits of other jurisdictions employing 75 or more full-time firefighters who work in California. This bill would require the state to bargain in good faith with firefighters who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 8, employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to reach a competitive range within 15% of the average salary for corresponding ranks in 20 California fire departments agreed to by the exclusive bargaining representative for Bargaining Unit 8 and the Department of Human Resources. The bill would require the state and the exclusive representative for State Bargaining Unit 8 to jointly survey the estimated average salaries for those 20 fire departments and report the findings, as provided. The bill would provide that nothing in the bill creates an entitlement to an automatic salary increase. The bill would require any salary increase for firefighters under these provisions to be implemented through a memorandum of understanding, in accordance with specified procedures governing collective bargaining agreements. The bill would include legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.
Who sponsors CA AB 2129?
Flora is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2129.
Description
Existing law provides that in order for the state to recruit skilled firefighters for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is the policy of the state to consider prevailing salaries and benefits prior to making salary recommendations. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources, in order to provide comparability in pay, to take into consideration the salary and benefits of other jurisdictions employing 75 or more full-time firefighters who work in California. This bill would require the state to bargain in good faith with firefighters who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 8, employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to reach a competitive range within 15% of the average salary for corresponding ranks in 20 California fire departments agreed to by the exclusive bargaining representative for Bargaining Unit 8 and the Department of Human Resources. The bill would require the state and the exclusive representative for State Bargaining Unit 8 to jointly survey the estimated average salaries for those 20 fire departments and report the findings, as provided. The bill would provide that nothing in the bill creates an entitlement to an automatic salary increase. The bill would require any salary increase for firefighters under these provisions to be implemented through a memorandum of understanding, in accordance with specified procedures governing collective bargaining agreements. The bill would include legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Floraauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6780.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-06-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 5526.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
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.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18
Read first time. To print.
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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.
2026-05-14 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
AB 2129 Flora Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 77-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Soria: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Davies: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Patel: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Flora: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Haney: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Fong: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Berman: yes
- Solache: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Bains: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-24 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Laird: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
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