California AB2129: State employees: compensation: firefighters.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 19827.4 to the Government Code, relating to state employees. state employees State employees: compensation: firefighters. Existing law provides that in order for the state to recruit skilled firefighters for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is the policy of the state to consider prevailing salaries and benefits prior to making salary recommendations…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to add Section 19827.4 to the Government Code, relating to state employees. state employees State employees: compensation: firefighters. Existing law provides that in order for the state to recruit skilled firefighters for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is the policy of the state to consider prevailing salaries and benefits prior to making salary recommendations. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources, in order to provide comparability in pay, to take into consideration the salary and benefits of other jurisdictions employing 75 or more full-time firefighters who work in California. This bill would require the state to bargain in good faith with firefighters who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 8, employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to reach a competitive range within 15% of the average salary for corresponding ranks in 20 California fire departments agreed to by the exclusive bargaining representative for Bargaining Unit 8 and the Department of Human Resources. The bill would require the state and the exclusive representative for State Bargaining Unit 8 to jointly survey the estimated average salaries for those 20 fire departments and report the findings, as provided. The bill would provide that nothing in the bill creates an entitlement to an automatic salary increase. The bill would require any salary increase for …

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Sponsors

• Heath Flora (R, AD09) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 8, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
4. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6780.).
5. August 28, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.).
6. August 25, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
8. August 24, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. August 21, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
10. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

Votes

• AB 2129 Flora Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 75 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Assembly 3rd Reading AB2129 Flora By Cabaldon (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 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 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 2129 Flora Assembly Third Reading (May 28, 2026): 77 yea, 1 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB2129?

AB2129 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State employees: compensation: firefighters.

What does AB2129 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 19827.4 to the Government Code, relating to state employees. state employees State employees: compensation: firefighters. Existing law provides that in order for the state to recruit skilled firefighters for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is the policy of the state to consider prevailing salaries and benefits prior to making salary recommendations…

What is the status of AB2129?

Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 581, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).

Who sponsored AB2129?

Heath Flora (R, AD09).

Where is the official record for AB2129?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2129