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AB 672

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Elijah Behnke and 12 co-sponsors

AB 672 requires court notice to PERB on injunctions against PERB-regulated public employee strikes and grants PERB the right to intervene in related civil actions.

Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
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Bill Summary · AB 672

AB 672 — Public employment: notifications and right of intervention

Author: Caloza | Introduced: Feb 14, 2025

Purpose

AB 672 amends the Government Code to (1) require notice to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) when courts are asked to enjoin strikes or other labor activity by public employees subject to PERB jurisdiction, (2) give PERB a statutory right to intervene in certain related civil actions, and (3) require the Judicial Council to create a mechanism (panel of court of appeal justices) for assigning a single justice to hear injunction actions involving trial court employees.

Key provisions

  • Adds Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code:

    • Section 3599.90
    • Requires any plaintiff/petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees regulated by PERB — if PERB is not a party — to serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on PERB’s general counsel on the same day the petition/complaint is filed.
    • Requires electronic-mail notice to PERB’s general counsel when a plaintiff/petitioner seeks a temporary restraining order and gives notice of that application to the defendant/respondent.
    • Requires proof of service on PERB to be filed promptly in the civil action.
    • Explicitly preserves existing law: a plaintiff/petitioner may not bypass required administrative-exhaustion requirements before seeking court relief when exhaustion is required by statute, regulation, or case law.
    • Section 3599.91
    • Grants PERB the right, upon timely application, to intervene in civil actions arising from labor disputes involving employees regulated by PERB when PERB claims the litigation implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute it administers.

  • Adds Section 71639.7 to the Government Code:

    • Directs the Judicial Council to adopt rules to establish a panel of court of appeal justices qualified to hear actions seeking to enjoin strikes or labor activity by trial court employees.
    • Provides for assignment of a single justice from that panel to hear the matter in superior court; to the extent permitted by law, the assigned justice should not be from the court of appeal district where the action was filed.
    • Provides that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the action was filed.

Who is affected

  • Plaintiffs/petitioners seeking injunctions or TROs against labor actions by public employees regulated by PERB (employers, local governments, etc.).
  • Public employee labor organizations and unions (defendants/respondents in injunction actions).
  • PERB (notification requirement and expanded right to intervene).
  • Trial court employees and trial courts (special rule for assignment of justices).
  • Judicial Council and courts (administration of new assignment rules).

Procedural history & current status (key dates)

  • Introduced: Feb 14, 2025.
  • Passed Assembly: May 15, 2025 (Ayes 62, Noes 4).
  • Referred and heard in multiple Senate committees (Labor, P.E. & R.; Judiciary; Appropriations).
  • Aug 25, 2025: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Durazo.

Fiscal and legal notes

  • Digest indicates: Majority vote; no appropriation; referred to fiscal committees (fiscal committee: YES).
  • The bill expressly does not permit plaintiffs to circumvent administrative-exhaustion requirements when such exhaustion is otherwise required.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Process: Creates an administrative notice requirement that may improve coordination between courts and PERB and ensure PERB can assess implications for statutes it enforces.
  • Litigation: May allow PERB to participate in court litigation affecting its statutory domain, potentially influencing substantive outcomes and preserving administrative consistency.
  • Timing: Same-day electronic service and prompt filing of proof could affect urgencies, particularly in TRO applications.
  • Court administration: Judicial Council rulemaking will require procedural changes for assignment of justices in matters involving trial court employees; aims to promote uniform handling and avoid local conflicts of interest.
  • Workload: PERB may see increased involvement in litigation and therefore potential resource implications (bill summary notes no appropriation).

If you want, I can produce a one-page memo highlighting likely effects for employers, unions, and courts, or draft suggested implementation questions for PERB and the Judicial Council.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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