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On August 3, 2026, ACSS-sponsored Assembly Bill 1729 (Lee) was heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 1729 and moved it to the committee suspense file where it will be heard on August 13, 2026.
On May 27, 2026, AB 1729 passed in the Assembly with an official vote of 67-7.
The May Revise state budget proposes expenditures with a balanced budget and substantial reserves over the next two fiscal years. For ACSS members’ salary and benefit interests, there are no significant changes from the Governor’s January proposal.
The survey revealed a clear story: Improving government efficiency involves more than updating technology or cutting costs.
At the January 31, 2026 meeting of the ACSS Board of Directors, the ACSS Board voted to sponsor legislation to maintain flexible telework for excluded employees. On February 5, 2026, Assembly Members Lee and Hoover introduced Assembly Bill 1729.
The good news is that the proposed budget does not contain significant cuts to any programs.
The State Personnel Board approved the class revisions in August 2025 and CalHR is now ready to implement the new classifications. On January 1, 2026, the classification title changes for the SSM series will take effect.
The CalHR letter reflects salary increases, personal leave program amounts, Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) prefunding retiree healthcare contribution changes, and vacation/annual leave cap increases for most excluded employees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
Departments will now be able to provide the additional compensation for excluded employees who have worked, or will work, premium holidays on or after January 1, 2025.
CalHR confirmed yesterday, June 29, 2025, that the RTO delay until July 1, 2026 will apply to related supervisors and managers “subject to operational needs as determined by departments.”
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