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Measure AB 792
Authors Lee  
Subject Court interpreters.
Relating To relating to courts.
Title An act to amend Section 71808 of the Government Code, relating to courts.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-03
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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2025-10-03     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 277, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-03     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-11     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2025-09-04     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 1. Page 2919.).
2025-09-03     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-03     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 2446.).
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-25     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-06-12     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-05-07     Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L., P.E. & R.
2025-04-29     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-28     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 5. Page 1318.)
2025-04-24     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 23).
2025-04-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-11     Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
2025-03-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
2025-02-19     From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-03
Enrolled     2025-09-08
Amended Senate     2025-06-12
Amended Assembly     2025-03-10
Introduced     2025-02-18
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								The regional court interpreter employment relations committee shall set terms and conditions of employment for court interpreters within the region, including, but not limited to, hourly rates of pay, subject to meet and confer in good faith. These terms and conditions of employment, when adopted by the regional committee, shall be binding on the trial courts within the region. Hourly rates of pay shall be uniform throughout the region. Unless otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a recognized employee organization, other terms and conditions of employment shall be uniform throughout the region, except that health and welfare and pension benefits may be the same as those provided to other employees of the same trial court.
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								Trial courts may set additional local compensation, subject to meet and confer in good faith between the trial court and the recognized employee organization. An agreement establishing local compensation shall be between the trial court and the recognized employee organization, and shall not modify the terms of a regional memorandum of understanding or agreement between the regional court interpreter employment relations committee and the recognized employee organization.
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								Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if more than one region is bargaining in a calendar year, a recognized employee organization is authorized to request a multiregional bargaining. This request
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Last Version Text Digest The existing Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act divides trial courts into 4 specified regions and establishes regional court interpreter employment relations committees for those regions. Existing law requires each committee to set terms and conditions of employment for court interpreters within the respective region, as specified. Existing law requires that compensation be uniform throughout the region. Existing law, with exceptions, requires that other terms and conditions of employment be uniform throughout the region, but authorizes health and welfare and pension benefits to be the same as those provided to other employees of the same trial court. Existing law authorizes trial courts to set additional local compensation subject to specified conditions. This bill would authorize a recognized employee organization to request a multiregional bargaining if more than one region is bargaining in a calendar year, subject to the mutual consent of the recognized employee organization and the regional court interpreter employment relations committee.