AB-2134 • 2026

City council members: absences without permission.

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Addis
Last action: 2026-06-10
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

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City council members: absences without permission.

AB 2134, as amended, Addis.

What This Bill Does

AB 2134, as amended, Addis.
City council members: absences without permission.
Existing law provides that if a city council member is absent without permission from all regular city council meetings for a specified number of days from the last regular meeting they attended, their office becomes vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy.
This bill would prohibit a city from refusing permission for a council member to take absences for require a city to establish a process for a city council member to notify the city clerk or other designated official in writing that they are taking parental leave, as defined, for 12 workweeks or longer if the city council member’s city provides a parental leave period longer than 12 workweeks for their employees.

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Bill History

2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and JUD.
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5001.)
2026-05-05 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 29).
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2134, as amended, Addis.
City council members: absences without permission.
Existing law provides that if a city council member is absent without permission from all regular city council meetings for a specified number of days from the last regular meeting they attended, their office becomes vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy.
This bill would
prohibit a city from refusing permission for a council member to take absences for
require a city to establish a process for a city council member to notify the city clerk or other designated official in writing that they are taking
parental leave, as defined, for 12 workweeks or longer if the city council member’s city provides a parental leave period longer than 12 workweeks
for their employees. The bill would exclude parental leave from counting toward the number of allowed absences allotted to each council member. The bill would prohibit
a city
the process
from requiring a council member to
request approval for their parental leave
make the declaration
at a public hearing.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Existing
constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

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