California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 1729
State employment: telework programs.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Lee (Democratic)
Cosponsors (9)
- Hoover (Republican)
- Boerner (Democratic)
- Connolly (Democratic)
- Jackson (Democratic)
- Nguyen (Democratic)
- Ortega (Democratic)
- Quirk-Silva (Democratic)
- Ramos (Democratic)
- Ward (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
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.
Text versions
- AB1729
- 02/05/26 - Introduced· Feb 5, 2026
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly· May 18, 2026
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled· Sep 1, 2026
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB1729 Lee et al. By Ashby Urgency Clause | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 23, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 17, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2026 House | AB 1729 Lee Third Reading Urgency | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 18, 2026 · House
Vetoed by Governor. - Sep 4, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 27, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Aug 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 6.). - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 17, 2026 · Senate
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. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and G.O. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 27, 2026 · House
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 7.). - May 19, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14). - May 6, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Coauthors revised. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on P. E. & R. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.