AB 2682 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals.

Summary

Existing law, the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act (act) , establishes that transportation network company (TNC) drivers have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of TNC driver organizations, to bargain through representatives of their own choosing, to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and to refrain from such activities. The act designates certain actions and inactions of TNCs, such as failure or refusal to negotiate in good faith with a certified bargaining organization, and of TNC driver organizations as unfair practices, which are subject to the Public Employment Relations Board's unfair practice procedure regulations. This bill would authorize any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final decision or order of the board in an unfair practice case to petition for a writ of extraordinary relief from such a decision or order, except as provided. The bill would set forth procedures for filing and reviewing the petition and for enforcing final decisions or orders subsequent to the expiration of the petition timeline.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Aug 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

08/27/26 - Enrolled → AB2682 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made. The diff reflects a transition from a formal enrolled legislative document (with chapter designation, page numbers, and governor's receipt block) to a web page rendering of the same bill text from the California Legislature website. The legal text of Section 7470.18.5 is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a formal enrolled bill layout (with chapter number, page breaks, and governor's signature block) to a web page capture that includes navigation menus, sidebar links, and site UI elements. The underlying statutory language is unchanged.

03/24/26 - Amended Assembly → 08/27/26 - Enrolled · 2 edits · Aug 27, 2026

MINOR

The enrolled version of AB 2682 removed the entire amendment to Section 7470.8 of the Business and Professions Code, which had established detailed certification and decertification procedures for TNC driver organizations (including thresholds at 10%, 30%, and majority levels, remote electronic voting requirements, election timelines, and decertification windows). The enrolled bill now only adds Section 7470.18.5, which provides a judicial review mechanism allowing parties to petition for a writ of extraordinary relief against final Public Employment Relations Board decisions in unfair practice cases.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly narrowed. It no longer addresses how TNC driver organizations get certified or decertified as bargaining representatives. It now only provides a mechanism for judicial review of PERB unfair practice decisions through writs of extraordinary relief in the district court of appeal, with a 30-day filing deadline and substantial evidence standard for factual findings.

SCOPE

The entire amendment to Section 7470.8 was removed. This section had established the full certification and decertification process for TNC driver organizations, including: a 10% proof-of-support threshold to initiate the process, a 30-day board determination deadline, a 6-month exclusivity period tied to the first organization reaching 10%, a 30% threshold for certification (with a 30-day waiting period and potential election), a majority threshold for immediate certification without an election, remote electronic voting requirements, runoff election procedures, translated notice requirements, a one-year challenge protection period after certification, and decertification procedures requiring 30% support.

The bill's scope narrowed from covering both certification/decertification procedures AND judicial appeals to covering only judicial appeals. The act description changed from 'to amend Section 7470.8 of, and to add Section 7470.18.5 to' the Business and Professions Code to simply 'to add Section 7470.18.5 to' the Business and Professions Code.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 25, 2026 · Assembly May 26, 2026

How they voted

30–10

Passed

Total votes 40

Aug 25, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).

upper

Aug 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

upper

Aug 3, 2026

Committee

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

upper

Jun 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

upper

May 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 7.)

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).

lower

May 6, 2026

Committee

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on L. & E.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor