California AB1729: State employment: telework programs.

What the bill says

An act to amend Sections 14200, 14200.1, 14201, 14202, and 14203 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately State employment: telework programs…

From the enrolled text, September 1, 2026:

An act to amend Sections 14200, 14200.1, 14201, 14202, and 14203 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately State employment: telework programs. 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 …

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Sponsors

• Alex Lee (D, AD24) · primary sponsor
• Josh Hoover (R, AD07)
• Tasha Boerner (D, AD77)
• Damon Connolly (D, AD12)
• Corey Jackson (D, AD60)
• Stephanie Nguyen (D, AD10)
• Liz Ortega (D, AD20)
• Sharon Quirk-Silva (D, AD67)
• James Ramos (D, AD45)
• Ward, Christopher (D, AD78)

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
2. September 4, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
3. August 27, 2026: Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 6.).
4. August 27, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
5. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).
7. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
8. June 23, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. June 17, 2026: 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.
10. June 10, 2026: Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and G.O.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1729 Lee et al. By Ashby Urgency Clause (August 27, 2026): 31 yea, 6 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 23, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] (June 17, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
• AB 1729 Lee Third Reading Urgency (May 27, 2026): 67 yea, 7 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1729?

AB1729 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State employment: telework programs.

What does AB1729 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Sections 14200, 14200.1, 14201, 14202, and 14203 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. state employment, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately State employment: telework programs…

What is the status of AB1729?

Vetoed as of September 19, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1729?

Alex Lee (D, AD24), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1729?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1729