CA AB2441: Public employment: local public transit agencies: autonomous transit vehicle technology.

In one paragraph

Vetoed. California's AB 2441 (2022) would have required local public transit employers to give the affected workforce's exclusive employee representative written notice at least 12 months before starting any procurement process or plan to acquire or deploy autonomous transit vehicle technology that eliminates job functions or jobs. On request, they would have had to provide an analysis of the effects on workers, skill gaps and training budgets, then bargain over the technology, a transition plan and retraining. Governor Newsom vetoed it September 29, 2022. A 10-month-notice version, AB 96, was enacted in 2023 (Chapter 419).

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What it means for business

None: the bill was vetoed and never became law. It would have required local transit agencies to give unions 12 months' notice and bargain before procuring job-eliminating autonomous vehicle technology; AB 96 (2023) later enacted a 10-month version.

Key provisions

1. 1Would have added Government Code §§ 3125-3129 (Public Transit Employer Obligations), covering local agencies, including cities, counties, special districts, transit districts and joint powers authorities, that provide public transit
2. 2Autonomous transit vehicle technology: technology capable of driving a vehicle without active physical control by a human operator
3. 3Written notice to the exclusive employee representative of the employer's determination to begin, or substantive progress toward, any procurement process or plan to acquire or deploy such technology that eliminates job functions or jobs, at least 12 months before commencing the process, plan or deployment
4. 4On written request, within 15 days of its next regular governing board meeting, the employer would have provided an analysis of the effects on workers, the potential skill gaps, and the budget for and descriptions of training and retraining programs
5. 5Collective bargaining would have begun within 30 days of receiving that information, over developing and implementing the technology, a transition plan for affected workers, and training for new positions
6. 6Passed the Assembly (50-18) and the Senate (30-9), with concurrence August 25, 2022 (54-16); vetoed by the Governor September 29, 2022

Latest legislative action

Sep 29, 2022. Vetoed by Governor.

Sponsors (showing 5 of 41)

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 5)

Related and companion bills

• California AB96Public employment: local public transit agencies: autonomous transit vehicle technology.