ALRB told four enacted bills will affect agency operations, all effective Jan. 1, 2026
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Michaela Pogg, special assistant to the chair, reported that four bills from the 2024–2025 legislative cycle — AB 288, AB 845, SB 8294 and SB 470 — were chaptered into law between Sept. 30 and Oct. 12, 2025, and are effective Jan. 1, 2026, and said they will have impacts on the ALRB.
Michaela Pogg, special assistant to the chair for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, told members the 2024–2025 legislative cycle concluded with four bills that will affect the agency and that each law has an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Pogg said the bills are AB 288, authored by McKenna’s office and chaptered into law on Sept. 30, 2025; AB 845, chaptered Oct. 11, 2025; SB 8294, chaptered Oct. 12, 2025; and SB 470, chaptered Oct. 1, 2025. She said the effective date for each is Jan. 1, 2026. Pogg presented this as the agency’s legislative report and did not provide detailed implementing guidance during the open session.
The board received the report; no regulatory updates were presented at this meeting. Staff and counsel may provide follow-up briefings to the board about how the enacted bills affect ALRB rules, procedures or forms in future meetings.