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    AB-792
    Labor & Employment

    Court interpreters.

    Engrossed
    CA
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    2025-2026 Regular Session
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    Key Takeaways

    • Establishes a new multiregional bargaining system for court interpreter employment terms across California.
    • Requires courts to accept multiregional bargaining requests within 30 days if more than one region is negotiating.
    • Maintains uniform pay rates within regions while allowing local courts to set additional compensation.
    • Preserves existing health and pension benefits that match other court employees' benefits.

    Summary

    Assembly Member Lee's proposal to modify California's court interpreter employment framework would allow recognized employee organizations to initiate multiregional labor negotiations when multiple regions are bargaining within the same calendar year. The measure amends the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act, which currently divides courts into four regions with separate employment relations committees that independently set interpreter working conditions.

    Under the proposed changes, employee organizations could request consolidated bargaining across multiple regions, with courts required to accept such requests within 30 days unless agreements have already been reached in all but one region. The bill maintains existing provisions for uniform regional compensation rates and working conditions, while preserving trial courts' ability to establish additional local compensation through separate negotiations with employee organizations.

    The measure builds upon the current system where regional committees establish binding terms of employment for court interpreters within their jurisdictions, including standardized hourly pay rates. Individual trial courts retain authority to negotiate supplemental local compensation with employee organizations, provided these agreements do not modify terms established in regional memoranda of understanding.

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
    Next Step
    Senate Committee
    Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Read first time. To print.
    Assembly Floor
    Read first time. To print.
    Read first time. To print.

    Contacts

    Profile
    Anna CaballeroD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Roger NielloR
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Benjamin AllenD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Scott WienerD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
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    Profile
    Anna CaballeroD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Roger NielloR
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Benjamin AllenD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Scott WienerD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Henry SternD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Maria DurazoD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Tom UmbergD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Alex LeeD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Profile
    John LairdD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Akilah Weber PiersonD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Angelique AshbyD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Aisha WahabD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Suzette ValladaresR
    Senator
    Committee Member

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    Introduced By

    Alex Lee
    Alex LeeD
    California State Assembly Member
    40% progression
    Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (4/28/2025)

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    April 28, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    6151379PASS

    Key Takeaways

    • Establishes a new multiregional bargaining system for court interpreter employment terms across California.
    • Requires courts to accept multiregional bargaining requests within 30 days if more than one region is negotiating.
    • Maintains uniform pay rates within regions while allowing local courts to set additional compensation.
    • Preserves existing health and pension benefits that match other court employees' benefits.

    Get Involved

    Act Now!

    Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

    Introduced By

    Alex Lee
    Alex LeeD
    California State Assembly Member

    Summary

    Assembly Member Lee's proposal to modify California's court interpreter employment framework would allow recognized employee organizations to initiate multiregional labor negotiations when multiple regions are bargaining within the same calendar year. The measure amends the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act, which currently divides courts into four regions with separate employment relations committees that independently set interpreter working conditions.

    Under the proposed changes, employee organizations could request consolidated bargaining across multiple regions, with courts required to accept such requests within 30 days unless agreements have already been reached in all but one region. The bill maintains existing provisions for uniform regional compensation rates and working conditions, while preserving trial courts' ability to establish additional local compensation through separate negotiations with employee organizations.

    The measure builds upon the current system where regional committees establish binding terms of employment for court interpreters within their jurisdictions, including standardized hourly pay rates. Individual trial courts retain authority to negotiate supplemental local compensation with employee organizations, provided these agreements do not modify terms established in regional memoranda of understanding.

    40% progression
    Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (4/28/2025)

    Key Dates

    Next Step
    Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
    Next Step
    Senate Committee
    Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
    Hearing has not been scheduled yet
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Appropriations Hearing
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Assembly Committee
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Assembly Public Employment And Retirement Hearing
    Read first time. To print.
    Assembly Floor
    Read first time. To print.
    Read first time. To print.

    Latest Voting History

    View History
    April 28, 2025
    PASS
    Assembly Floor
    Vote on Assembly Floor
    AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
    6151379PASS

    Contacts

    Profile
    Anna CaballeroD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Roger NielloR
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Benjamin AllenD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    Profile
    Scott WienerD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Not Contacted
    Not Contacted
    0 of 14 row(s) selected.
    Page 1 of 3
    Select All Legislators
    Profile
    Anna CaballeroD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Roger NielloR
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Benjamin AllenD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Eloise ReyesD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Scott WienerD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Henry SternD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Maria DurazoD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Tom UmbergD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Alex LeeD
    Assemblymember
    Bill Author
    Profile
    John LairdD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Akilah Weber PiersonD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Angelique AshbyD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Aisha WahabD
    Senator
    Committee Member
    Profile
    Suzette ValladaresR
    Senator
    Committee Member