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CA AB 393

vetoed

Personal services contracts: state employees: physician and psychologist positions.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 393 pass?

No. CA AB 393 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-01-22. Latest recorded action (2026-01-22): Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

What is CA AB 393 about?

Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, regulates employment with the state and vests in the Department of Human Resources all powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system. Existing law establishes standards for the use of personal services contracts by state agencies. Existing law permits personal services contracting to achieve cost savings when specified conditions are met, including that the contract does not cause the displacement of civil service employees. Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in state government, with jurisdiction over persons committed to the state prison. Existing law also establishes the State Department of State Hospitals within the California Health and Human Services Agency, with jurisdiction over specified facilities for the treatment of persons with mental health disorders. This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the State Department of State Hospitals, before entering into a personal services contract to have a contractor fill a budgeted State Bargaining Unit 16 (BU-16) physician position or a State Bargaining Unit 19 (BU-19) psychologist position, to take specified actions. Among others, these actions would include preparing an analysis comparing the hourly cost of a contractor to a civil service BU-16 physician or BU-19 psychologist. The bill would require these departments to submit an annual report detailing certain information about contractors and civil service physicians and psychologists to BU-16, BU-19, and specified legislative committees.

Who sponsors CA AB 393?

Connolly is the primary sponsor of CA AB 393, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, regulates employment with the state and vests in the Department of Human Resources all powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system. Existing law establishes standards for the use of personal services contracts by state agencies. Existing law permits personal services contracting to achieve cost savings when specified conditions are met, including that the contract does not cause the displacement of civil service employees. Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in state government, with jurisdiction over persons committed to the state prison. Existing law also establishes the State Department of State Hospitals within the California Health and Human Services Agency, with jurisdiction over specified facilities for the treatment of persons with mental health disorders. This bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the State Department of State Hospitals, before entering into a personal services contract to have a contractor fill a budgeted State Bargaining Unit 16 (BU-16) physician position or a State Bargaining Unit 19 (BU-19) psychologist position, to take specified actions. Among others, these actions would include preparing an analysis comparing the hourly cost of a contractor to a civil service BU-16 physician or BU-19 psychologist. The bill would require these departments to submit an annual report detailing certain information about contractors and civil service physicians and psychologists to BU-16, BU-19, and specified legislative committees.

Introduced
2025-05-23
Latest action
2026-01-22 — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Connollyauthor
  • Addisauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-04

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.

  3. 2025-02-18

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

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  4. 2025-03-19

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  5. 2025-04-09

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

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  6. 2025-05-23

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

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  7. 2025-05-23

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  8. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).

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  9. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-06-02

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 7. Page 1900.)

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  11. 2025-06-03

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

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  12. 2025-06-11

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

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  13. 2025-06-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 18).

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  14. 2025-06-19

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-06-30

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  16. 2025-08-29

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  17. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).

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  18. 2025-09-03

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  19. 2025-09-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2625.).

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  21. 2025-09-08

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  22. 2025-09-09

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 9. Page 3105.).

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  23. 2025-09-16

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  24. 2025-10-03

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  25. 2025-10-03

    Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  26. 2026-01-22

    Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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Versions

  • 02/03/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-03Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 06/19/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-19Compare
  • 09/03/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-03Compare
  • 09/11/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-11Compare
  • AB393Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-19 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Boerner: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Lackey: other
  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Ta: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Tangipa: other
  • AB 393 Connolly Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 62-7

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Addis: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Dixon: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Hoover: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Chen: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Flora: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Patterson: other
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-06-18 · pass · 4-1

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

    2025-06-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other
  • Do pass

    2025-08-29 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no
  • 3rd Reading AB393 Connolly et al. By Richardson

    2025-09-08 · pass · 29-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Jones: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Stern: other
  • AB 393 Connolly Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-09 · pass · 60-9

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

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